Comments on: Guardian 24428/Rufus

By: Rob Roy

Rob Roy — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:13:01 +0000

Thanks Ilan. It’s proof enough for me. I’ll have to get out more!

By: Ilan

Ilan — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:09:37 +0000

Not that it’s definitive proof but google reports 1,900,000 hits for “game reserve” and “only” 198,000 for “game preserve”

By: Rob Roy

Rob Roy — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:05:08 +0000

9 across

The term “game preserve” is in constant use and “preserve” was a “gimme”. Clearly, the term “reserve’ is frequently used to refer to a park or even a National Park where game are protected but I have never seen or heard the term “game reserve”.

By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:34:49 +0000

8d A DOLE SCENT

By: smutchin

smutchin — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:56:40 +0000

25dn – being a sub-editor by trade, I got STET from the definition but I didn’t get the significance of “impressive”. Thanks for the explanation. I feel silly.

Ursula – re 8dn, the definition part of the clue is “youngster”, if that helps – but think teenager rather than young child. It’s a 4-letter word meaning “unemployment benefit” inside a word meaning “rise”.

By: ursula

ursula — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:48:49 +0000

Anyone got the answer for 8 down?

By: ilancaron

ilancaron — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:44:24 +0000

Interesting that both preserve and reserve can have the same meaning — thanks for the clarification.

By: Rufus

Rufus — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:12:18 +0000

Quick note to clarify 9 across: “p” is not being used for “perhaps” – the clue is a double definition. In Chambers, under GAME, it gives “Game preserve” defined as “A tract of land stocked with game preserved for sport or with protected wild animals”.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:45:47 +0000

13dn – refers to the saying that your schooldays are “the happiest days of your life”.

16dn – this seems to be almost a straight definition to me, except for the slight misdirection of “payment” and “account”.