Comments on: FT 12,835/Adamant – “We are (mildly) amused” http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/08/01/ft-12835adamant-we-are-mildly-amused/ Never knowingly undersolved. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:42:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: smiffy http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/08/01/ft-12835adamant-we-are-mildly-amused/#comment-36540 smiffy Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:51:10 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=2103#comment-36540 Thanks guys.

Geoff – I’m usually as curmudgeonly and intolerant as the next pedant, so can only attribute my indulgent mood to (i) a sun-soaked Friday and (ii) trying to publish as early in the day as possible (hence the comment-lite format today). Your concerns are perfectly valid though.
I’m sure I’ll revert to type as soon enough.

Agentzero’s analysis is also spot on (with a name like that, perhaps you’re in the business of tailing people?!).

]]> By: agentzero http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/08/01/ft-12835adamant-we-are-mildly-amused/#comment-36522 agentzero Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:45:28 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=2103#comment-36522 Regarding 10a, I think the intent is that “follower” is “tail” (as in, the detectives put a tail on the suspect) so that “follower or” is “tailor.”

]]> By: Geoff Moss http://www.fifteensquared.net/2008/08/01/ft-12835adamant-we-are-mildly-amused/#comment-36519 Geoff Moss Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:25:43 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=2103#comment-36519 8a The wordplay in this one should have led to the answer ‘morteagag’, ‘moragaget’ or even ‘agmoretag’ (though the ‘a’ could be omitted so that the length is right) so I am not feeling quite as lenient as you with regard to the syntax.

I am also not happy with 17d which has a verbal definition ‘press the button’ leading to an answer that is a noun.

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