Comments on: Guardian 24290/Rufus

By: Alistair

Alistair — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:23:52 +0000

The innocent beginner can have brainwaves too. When I had Acton Bell, Dukes, and A drop in the ocean, I thought 1 down was MASKED BALL, not bad for ‘How Adam and Eve created a disturbance’, though perhaps a bit crude for Rufus. This blocked all other ideas on 1D till I read your solution. Thanks.

By: Testy

Testy — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:55:25 +0000

lambda omicron lambda!

By: mick h

mick h — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:33:50 +0000

Delta’oh!

By: Geoff

Geoff — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:17:58 +0000

22ac: “A classical type” is a CD. The clue should be read as A: classical type – ALPHA is the Greek ( ie classical) letter A

By: Colin Blackburn

Colin Blackburn — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:51:04 +0000

21d AGREED It’s A+GREED, greed is a form of one of the deadly sins aka avarice.

By: Dave Ellison

Dave Ellison — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:26:02 +0000

Is it agreed that I am the only one not to get 21d?

By: DaveD

DaveD — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:20:28 +0000

Pipe down is a double definition, I think. One dictionary quote for the phrase says “To receive aboard or mark the departure of by sounding a boatswain’s pipe.”

By: Crink

Crink — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:52:57 +0000

Aaaaah, thanks. The Bible is not a strong point with us.

By: Colin Blackburn

Colin Blackburn — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:49:54 +0000

1dn is a cryptic def. Adam and Eve RAISED CAIN (their son) to create a disturbance is to raise Cain is to create a disturbance.

By: Crink

Crink — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:33:07 +0000

What’s the deal with 1 down? We’re confused.