Comments on: Independent 6534 by Virgilius

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:14:32 +0000

And I thought I was really clever solving this one in my lunch break, c’est la vie.
Patrick.

By: Paul B

Paul B — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:28:19 +0000

I’m told that ‘tigres de salon’ are cats that never go out of le maison.

By: Testy

Testy — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:13:12 +0000

From my French O-level one of the few things I remember is the French for an undertaker being an “entrepreneur de pompes funèbres”.

My other favourite French language facts are that their words for to kiss and f*** are the same (I always wondered if they draw any distinction) and that they do not have a word for cheap (only less expensive).

By: conradcork

conradcork — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:45:21 +0000

Colin, it was President Bush who said the French had no word for entrepreneur, so I expect you are right.

By: Colin Blackburn

Colin Blackburn — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:45:26 +0000

I too was impressed by the hiding of 22ac, though I have it on good authority that this is not a French word.

By: Richard Palmer

Richard Palmer — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:51:58 +0000

I thought this had a certain je ne sais quoi!
Very easy but, as always with Virgilius, creme de la creme in clues and grid par excellence.