Comments on: Independent 6725/Merlin

By: Richard Heald

Richard Heald — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:45:57 +0000

29Ac: I think the wordplay for this is actually DIS(c) (rev.) + EMEN(d), & lit.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:48:36 +0000

I’d say great minds can sometimes think alike, it’s an anagram I think I’ve seen used a few times.

By: DUNCE

DUNCE — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:41:16 +0000

Compare 16A with 12A of Independent April 3 (Bannsider).Merlin, are you just checking the crossword editor is earning his keep or something? More unkind souls might refer to it as outright plagiarism…

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:50:34 +0000

SIDE MEN(d), I think, Dave

By: dave brown

dave brown — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:32:11 +0000

Thanks Nmsindy.But I still don’t understand the wordplay.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:23:51 +0000

SIDEMEN Dave, new to me but dict confirmed a jazz term.

By: dave brown

dave brown — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:07:40 +0000

29 across They give backing to cut record and mostly make improvements. Can anyone help?

?i?e?en

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:35:14 +0000

Thanks for that, Eimi, I see it now. That explains the appearance of the difficult words. Curiously I did look at the diagonals but did not notice it, not that I’d heard of the film to be honest…

By: eimi

eimi — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:04:20 +0000

Catch Me If You Can is a Steven Spielberg film starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:50:29 +0000

Very minor correction – it’s Police Service of Northern Ireland.

And Merlin is perfectly right – the RUC are ‘old Irish police’ though not the only Irish police…

Very tough puzzle with some classic clues with a top quality old-fashioned feel e.g. INFERNO, HONEYMOON. With the possible words down the side, and the ungenerous checking I was expecting a Nina, but I did not spot it and solved the puzzle (eventually) without it.