Comments on: Inquisitor 76 — Up, Up and Away by Phi http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/06/21/inquisitor-76-up-up-and-away-by-phi/ Never knowingly undersolved. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:42:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: HolyGhost http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/06/21/inquisitor-76-up-up-and-away-by-phi/#comment-31886 HolyGhost Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:33:38 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1674#comment-31886 Attacked this quite differently from CB. From intersections with Across answers, soon realised that only DARKENED would fit in 8d, which had nothing to do with the clue there, but DARNED had everything to do with the clue at 38a. So the ‘specials’ were likely to be 6+2 letters each, the clue at 8d was a ‘special’ whose answer had to be fitted elsewhere, and the answer at 38a had to come from somewhere else. And the dominoes started falling …

]]> By: Colin Blackburn http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/06/21/inquisitor-76-up-up-and-away-by-phi/#comment-31788 Colin Blackburn Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:14:31 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1674#comment-31788 Interesting clarification Chris. I remember “I Can’t Let Maggie Go” but I also remember “Up Up and Away”. At least one source claims the first tune for their 1970 campaign and the second for their 1974 campaign. Another source claims that the second was never a Nimble theme. 1974 fits better into my television memory but it may be a false memory. No need for the anorak.

]]> By: Chris Jones http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/06/21/inquisitor-76-up-up-and-away-by-phi/#comment-31782 Chris Jones Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:17:53 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1674#comment-31782 Hi Colin

An informative, in-depth review thanks. Just a small point about “Up Up and Away” – this was not from the Nimble advert (“I Can’t Let Maggie Go” by Honeybus, if memory serves) but a top 10 hit for Fifth Dimension. I’ll get me anorak …

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