Comments on: Guardian 24,529 (Sat 25 Oct)/Brummie – Stoup and roup

By: Paul B

Paul B — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:13:50 +0000

You can wear a dress if you like, Barnaby.

By: Barnaby

Barnaby — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:57:35 +0000

I suppose “gents” without an apostrophe is comparable with “men”.

(Which reminds me that I have always been intrigued by where the emphasis lies in the advice “please adjust your dress before leaving” – is it simply a reminder that adjustment may be required, or a warning against doing it after leaving?)

By: Dave Ellison

Dave Ellison — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:38:51 +0000

re 1ac apostrophe. Yes, strange. I have never fathomed the difference between “a summer’s day” and “a spring day”

By: Fletch

Fletch — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:32:30 +0000

I enjoyed this. Much as I like Araucaria and Paul on a Saturday, it was good to have a change.

By: mhl

mhl — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:37:12 +0000

I found this slow-going until luckily guessing the mini-theme from HOOK.

DROSOPHILA was also the first one that I got, but given that my PhD topic is neuroanatomy of Drosophila melanogaster I would have been very upset to miss it.

1a: I thought FF = “papers” for folios worked better…

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:42:30 +0000

I found it very hard to get properly started on this one, though DROSOPHILA was the first answer I got – one of those cases where the anagram just jumped out at me. On the other hand I didn’t notice the hidden answer in 3dn for ages, despite the rather contrived wording.

By: Paul B

Paul B — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:20:56 +0000

Well, at best clue surfaces merely offer us that false security of sense.