Comments on: Guardian 24393/Paul

By: muck

muck — Tue, 20 May 2008 22:45:24 +0000

I enjoyed 8dn ‘the male ego’ and 4dn ‘swollen headed’ as Paul’s reverse non-PC answers.

By: Michod

Michod — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:06:08 +0000

I got 21ac, but didn’t get it at all. Should have tried reading the clue aloud, clearly!
It’s nice to see lots of new talent coming on stream, but I hope like me you’ll keep chipping in the odd reserve blog, Colin.

By: Colin Blackburn

Colin Blackburn — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:25:46 +0000

19a Yes Alban BERG is a composer.

By: Comfy Settee

Comfy Settee — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:09:02 +0000

So long Colin, and thanks for all the blogs.

Re today’s…. 8d confused me for a while because I solved the anagram as “THE LEGO MAN”. I must say, I think I preferred my answer better…

Norwich also has 2 cathedrals, but try as I might it simply wouldn’t fit.

Is 19ac BERG?

By: Rufus

Rufus — Tue, 20 May 2008 09:35:42 +0000

Thanks for all your good work on this site, despite my being the main supplier of the dreaded cryptic definitions you dislike! However, no hard feelings from me, it would be a sad day when everyone liked the same things – variety is still the spice of life (a literary gem from Cowper) Good luck!

By: Colin Blackburn

Colin Blackburn — Tue, 20 May 2008 07:57:38 +0000

Eileen, thanks on both counts. You can tell that my academic studies have followed a maths, physics and computing strand rather than English literature.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Tue, 20 May 2008 07:53:33 +0000

Viola is the heroine of ‘Twelfth Night’ and thus a Shakespearean.

So sorry to see you go, Colin, and thanks for all the excellent blogs. As you say, a great puzzle for your swan song!