Comments on: Guardian 24,590 (Pasquale)

By: KG

KG — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:04:09 +0000

Absolutely – daemonic and demoniac as anagrams of comedian – diabolical indeed. Not to mention the quest for ‘comedian’ being an anagram for a word meaning ‘out of order’. And Miami for Emily. This made hard work of the top right corner until all mind blocks were removed (going for dissonant instead of dissident, for example).

But I did enjoy Brown Sauce.

The Gadsden Purchase? We do live and learn don’t we.

By: Paul (not Paul)

Paul (not Paul) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:03:38 +0000

It was hard and I didn’t help myself with a couple of wrong clues.

Did no-one else have (S)ADDLE for 13 across?
And I had DAEMONIC rather than DEMONIAC for 6 down.

By: PaulD

PaulD — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:18:33 +0000

Quite so, Eileen.

County not finished – leg bye and run, but surgically removed (4,7)
Time for bed methinks.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:06:53 +0000

I must say, as an American it’s surprising to see “Gadsen Purchase” which most Americans probably never heard of.
But my elementary school geography class served me well here.

By: Paul B

Paul B — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:52:42 +0000

Gate of God is where it’s at, Aferick.

By: aferick

aferick — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:03:34 +0000

Blimey!
Personally, I love these discussions, but, sometimes, I wonder if some people are suffering from footnote disease.
16ac I got from the anagram and the crossing letters and was delighted to discover something I didn’t know.
10ac. Crikey: Of course I filled in Miami first.
23d. I didn’t get and still don’t understand – Babble/Babel… what does it matter as long as…
Pasquale: Apparently we don’t really need the gall bladder. It’s just a source of unnecessary bile. Welcome back to whisky!

By: Pasquale

Pasquale — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:36:04 +0000

Thanks everyone — nice to come home to this after gall bladder extraction at noon!

By: Dave Ellison

Dave Ellison — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:26:49 +0000

I had the feeling that 16a was the first entry for Pasquale when he was compiling this crossword, that is he wanted it in intentionally. It’s hard to believe he would be lucky enough to squeeze this in at a later stage.

This mathematician wasn’t too chuffed about 1d. It’s a bit like when people equate arithmetic with maths. Whilst arithmetic is part of maths, its such a trivial part compared to the huge realm of maths beyond. I don’t think there is much to know about acute angles.

By: crikey

crikey — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:02:50 +0000

Sorry, just seen the ‘sent’ discussion further up (32 – 34)…

By: crikey

crikey — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:49:05 +0000

Did anyone else have ‘Miami’ for 10ac? I think it works just as well – ‘Mia’ + ‘M1′.

It was the first answer I put in, thus making the top right corner pretty tricky… Ho hum… Also, can someone explain how ‘sent’ means ‘ecstatic’? I’m sure I’m probably being a bit dense, but I don’t get it. Cheers!