Comments on: Independent 6,852/Dac

By: eimi

eimi — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:07:19 +0000

COED defines dead set as “a hunting dog’s act of indicating the presence of game.”

By: rightback

rightback — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:03:18 +0000

Some top clues and (if I remember correctly) quibble-free, as usual from Dac. That said, I didn’t really understand DEAD SET either. Chambers gives under ‘set’ the definition “a gun dog’s indication of game”, whatever that means; is this relevant?

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:43:47 +0000

Excellent puzzle. A little trickier that usual. Re DEAD SET, I think it’s the dog’s position (still) but the prey is not necessarily dead (at that point, anyway). Maybe an expert can advise us.

By: Ali

Ali — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:31:06 +0000

Ah yes, you’re right, it’s DD not CD.

By: neildubya

neildubya — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:22:29 +0000

23a – a minor point but I thought this was a double def: “told” and “how to utilise frame”.