Comments on: Independent 6667 / Nimrod

By: Ali

Ali — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:39:01 +0000

Nice puzzle, but not ashamed to admit I finished 5 clues short on this one as it was pretty tough. Would never have got yttric.

Ali

By: petebiddlecombe

petebiddlecombe — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:16:47 +0000

Good stuff, though I really struggled to get started. My better half’s better knowledge of U2 made quite a difference.

By: Testy

Testy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:12:53 +0000

When Nelson was dying, one of the last things he said was “Kiss me Hardy!” to Thomas Hardy, the captain of the HMS Victory. Hence he was the originator of the famous pecking (=kissing) order.

By: NealH

NealH — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:34:51 +0000

I didn’t really get the stuff about “pecking order” for Nelson. I could only think it was something to do with Nelson’s column and pigeons.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:47:27 +0000

Yes, very tricky, but very good. Liked 18d. The Edge is lead guitarist with U2, BTW…

By: Testy

Testy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:05:15 +0000

I think it’s “one near midfield” i.e. “A” near the middle of HERTS.

By: neildubya

neildubya — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:02:47 +0000

I thought this was one of the best Nimrod puzzles I’ve solved. As you say 16a was very cleverly done as was the cheeky 2d. One query though: where does the A in 20a come from?

By: Testy

Testy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:02:30 +0000

I thought this was great. Lots of clues ot admire. Very impressed with 16: Saw nothing “untoward” – nurse’s “routine” rounds? But wasn’t sure why all the quotation marks were there.

The “pecking order” bit for Nelson seemed very familiar, has something similar been used before to clue “Kiss me Hardy”?

I also initially had GONE for 12A andI found it quite difficult due to the 6 long interesecting clues (all with <50% checking) which prevented me from getting into the corners.