Comments on: Guardian 24365/Audreus – new setter to me http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/04/17/audreus-new-setter-to-me/ Never knowingly undersolved. Sat, 18 May 2013 21:12:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Testy http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/04/17/audreus-new-setter-to-me/#comment-19743 Testy Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:58:20 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1450#comment-19743 I didn’t do this but the grid sounds like an absolute shocker. I dislike it when lights with odd numbers of letters have just under 50% checking but I think having even numbered lights with so few checked is dreadful. Being a weak solver, my pet hate is weak grids that make solving even harder.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/04/17/audreus-new-setter-to-me/#comment-19738 Andrew Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:29:49 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1450#comment-19738 No one has so far mentioned the slightly duff grid, where 13ac and 19ac have 3 consecutive unchecked letters, and only 2 unchecked out of 6. 19ac was easy but I struggled for ages with 13ac.
Has this grid been used before?

]]> By: R&R http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/04/17/audreus-new-setter-to-me/#comment-19719 R&R Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:15:58 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1450#comment-19719 In American “queue” = “line up”…does alternative signal reversal?

]]> By: Mortice http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/04/17/audreus-new-setter-to-me/#comment-19699 Mortice Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:30:34 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1450#comment-19699 Apologies – that was in the list but incorrectly numbered, hence my mistake!

]]> By: Mortice http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/04/17/audreus-new-setter-to-me/#comment-19698 Mortice Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:29:44 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1450#comment-19698 5 ac – war paint

warp (buckle) + aint (isn’t)

war paint is worn to show defiance.

]]> By: muck http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/04/17/audreus-new-setter-to-me/#comment-19695 muck Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:15:56 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1450#comment-19695 Thanks Jim for 13ac COUPON

Thanks Simply_Simon for explaining 10ac. I agree not that good a clue.

]]> By: KB Pike http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/04/17/audreus-new-setter-to-me/#comment-19694 KB Pike Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:10:50 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1450#comment-19694 Re 13ac – Coupon – Made all the more difficult by Audreus allowing 3 consecutive unchecked letters, 4 in a six-letter word. Ximenes would not have approved; no more do I.

]]> By: Simply_simon http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/04/17/audreus-new-setter-to-me/#comment-19690 Simply_simon Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:00:09 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1450#comment-19690 10 ac The alternative refers to the queue (ie line) , not to the up; I don’t think it has a double relevance. I found this an unsatisfying clue.

]]> By: Jim http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/04/17/audreus-new-setter-to-me/#comment-19688 Jim Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:54:10 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1450#comment-19688 13ac: ‘Token of love interrupting part of service: touching!’ ??

O (love) in CUP (part of service)+ ON (touching) = COUPON A coupon being a token in that it is used in lieu of money.

]]> By: muck http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/04/17/audreus-new-setter-to-me/#comment-19687 muck Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:28:41 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1450#comment-19687 10ac: UP LINE is certainly the one going to London, and ‘line’ is ‘queue’ in America, but how does ‘alternative’ give ‘up’?

13ac: ‘Token of love interrupting part of service: touching!’ ??

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