Comments on: Independent 6,944 by Phi (Saturday Prize Puzzle, 17/01/09)

By: Allan_C

Allan_C — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:36:05 +0000

‘Osseter’ was new to me till I got enough checking letters to see it couldn’t be anything else and I then found it in Chambers.
I think ‘good people’ is an Irish way of referring to the fairies so as not to offend them if they happen to be listening.

By: Simon Harris

Simon Harris — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:34:03 +0000

Yes, of course, thanks for clearing that up. “Right” as in “a surprise right to the chest”, or that kind of thing.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:15:38 +0000

Great blog, Simon, in the breach. I think the punch might be a right i.e. a boxer’s with the right hand.