Comments on: Guardian 24,388 (Logodaedalus) http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/05/14/guardian-24388-logodaedalus/ Never knowingly undersolved. Sat, 25 May 2013 19:19:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Garry http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/05/14/guardian-24388-logodaedalus/#comment-26620 Garry Thu, 15 May 2008 09:46:13 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1540#comment-26620 1999 edition of COED has a definition for lustre: glory or distinction. I’d say that equates to honour.

]]> By: muck http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/05/14/guardian-24388-logodaedalus/#comment-26457 muck Wed, 14 May 2008 23:40:56 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1540#comment-26457 Some iffy clues in this puzzle -

8dn IT GIRL: I don’t get it

19dn LUSTRE: I can’t see ‘honour’ as the defn either Smutchin

28ac DREISER: a bit obscure for a daily puzzle

]]> By: smutchin http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/05/14/guardian-24388-logodaedalus/#comment-26393 smutchin Wed, 14 May 2008 19:10:04 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1540#comment-26393 27ac made me laugh

1ac I thought might be HEARSE – tenuously transport for ‘out of date’ people

19dn – wasn’t happy with the definition ‘honour’

]]> By: Andrew http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/05/14/guardian-24388-logodaedalus/#comment-26270 Andrew Wed, 14 May 2008 09:31:25 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1540#comment-26270 Thanks, Beermagnet, that makes sense.

]]> By: beermagnet http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/05/14/guardian-24388-logodaedalus/#comment-26262 beermagnet Wed, 14 May 2008 08:57:46 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1540#comment-26262 Andrew, 25D must have a small typo, the paper has
What’s a degree? I’m not a child! (5)
As you say, the wordplay is obvious, I took it to be that a “notch” is a degree on a scale.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/05/14/guardian-24388-logodaedalus/#comment-26261 Andrew Wed, 14 May 2008 08:41:17 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1540#comment-26261 Looking at 25dn more closely it’s actually “Whas a degree? …”, which makes it even more of a mystery.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/05/14/guardian-24388-logodaedalus/#comment-26258 Andrew Wed, 14 May 2008 08:26:32 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1540#comment-26258 What’s going on with 25dn? The online version has the clue as “W has a degree? I’m not a child!” and the answer seems to be NOTCH, with very obvious wordplay, but I don’t see the definition. Is there a misprint or am I missing something obvious?

8dn – it looks rather as if “daughter” is doing double duty as part of both wordplay and definition; otherwise the def is just “thought to have charisma etc..” which is less than totally satisfactory.

I also made quick work of this one, after struggling more than usual with both Rufus and Araucaria so far this week.

]]> By: Eileen http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/05/14/guardian-24388-logodaedalus/#comment-26248 Eileen Wed, 14 May 2008 07:33:12 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1540#comment-26248 My quickest solve ever, I think!

I know ‘ISINGLASS’ from the curtains of the surrey with the fringe on top ['Oklahoma!']. I think it’s also used to pickle eggs.

I wasn’t altogether happy with 8dn: there didn’t seem to be a definition – unless it can be called an &lit?

]]> By: Colin Blackburn http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/05/14/guardian-24388-logodaedalus/#comment-26237 Colin Blackburn Wed, 14 May 2008 06:26:43 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1540#comment-26237 27ac was enjoyable.

28ac thanks for confirming the author, I’d not heard of him.

12 ISINGLASS is used as a fining in beer. It acts to clear the beer by carrying the yeast to the bottom of the container.

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