Comments on: Independent 6578/Nimrod http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/11/15/independent-6578nimrod/ Never knowingly undersolved. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:10:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Alan G M http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/11/15/independent-6578nimrod/#comment-7647 Alan G M Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:27:19 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2007/11/15/independent-6578nimrod/#comment-7647 I’d like to thank neildubya for the explanation to 3d. I was up til 1.15am this morning working on just this one clue, and finally wrote in “NANDI” in desperation, just from the wordplay, but not knowing what it meant. Thanks.

]]> By: petebiddlecombe http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/11/15/independent-6578nimrod/#comment-7626 petebiddlecombe Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:58:55 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2007/11/15/independent-6578nimrod/#comment-7626 I think 20 grid entries is an Indie record – and the other papers don’t really matter as their fixed sets of grids prevent playing this game. Not much weird vocab either. Well done, Nimrod!

]]> By: nmsindy http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/11/15/independent-6578nimrod/#comment-7604 nmsindy Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:54:01 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2007/11/15/independent-6578nimrod/#comment-7604 I thought two clues in this were very good indeed. 6 down “Poor players initially deft playing the piano?” D ON KEYS and 7 down (mentioned above) “Four in a car go to sleep in the heat of the moment?” A EST (IV) ATE – I really liked the definition there.

]]> By: Testy http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/11/15/independent-6578nimrod/#comment-7603 Testy Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:41:38 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2007/11/15/independent-6578nimrod/#comment-7603 Don’t often do Indys so I missed this one (although I did have a brief look at it in the newsagents and noted the severe shortage of clues and the big black blobs in the corners, are there any hidden shenanigans going on here).

A quick Google showed that there are apparently many references throughout the bible to “thick darkness” in relation to the appearance of God. Being a heathen this phrase was completely new to me.

I’d have no quibbles with 11 across and it would have made me smile too if I’d done the crossword. I also like the sound of 14d (being my childhood era).

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