Comments on: Independent 6624 by Dac http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/01/09/independent-6624-by-dac/ Never knowingly undersolved. Sat, 25 May 2013 01:31:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Wil Ransome http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/01/09/independent-6624-by-dac/#comment-11450 Wil Ransome Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:20:56 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/01/09/independent-6624-by-dac/#comment-11450 KENDAL (1D)

This seems to be as explained by nmsindy. But if so, it seems a bit odd: “…overlooking valley appears endless” arguably doesn’t give DALe, for the grammar is wrong for that: “valley” is the object in “Range overlooking valley” and the subject in “valley appears endless”. And why didn’t Dac simply say “Range overlooking endless valley …”? I suspect I’m missing something.

]]> By: Jon http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/01/09/independent-6624-by-dac/#comment-11440 Jon Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:16:31 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/01/09/independent-6624-by-dac/#comment-11440 I was making excellent progress until the ‘new’ in 17ac convinced me that there was at least a partial anagram to solve, swiftly followed by a pencilled in FIRST for the first word in 15d, and I got a bit stuck. By the time I’d got DEMONSTRATOR, lunchtime had come and gone…

]]> By: Testy http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/01/09/independent-6624-by-dac/#comment-11439 Testy Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:15:30 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/01/09/independent-6624-by-dac/#comment-11439 I think I interpret 17 slightly differently. “I” is the “hat” for the word IDLER (i.e. the top when written downwards) so encrusting it with Ds for diamonds gives (D)I(D)DLER.

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