Comments on: Guardian 24,606 (Rufus)

By: Dave Ellison

Dave Ellison — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:25:20 +0000

for new, read knew

By: Dave Ellison

Dave Ellison — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:24:34 +0000

Me, too (import, that is).

Curiously, I learned something from 2d: I have thought all these years INDIGENT meant a native, or native to.

I now see these are indigene and indigenous, whose meaning I of course new; but I had no idea INDIGENT meant needy, poor.

By: Simon Harris

Simon Harris — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:16:03 +0000

I had “import” too. It did seem a bit odd at the time, admittedly.

By: Paul B

Paul B — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:44:08 +0000

Thanks for the links to those by the way Smutch – good luck with the site ‘n’ all.

By: smutchin

smutchin — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:53:39 +0000

Thanks, Eileen! Yes, I’ll be putting all my efforts on a website soon. Watch this space…

By: Eileen

Eileen — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:24:28 +0000

Smutchin: I’ve now done your Puzzle 4, which I found really delightful: too many witty and ‘aha’ clues to list – right up my street. Are there any more puzzles where those came from?

By: brisbanegirl

brisbanegirl — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:13:19 +0000

Thanks for the pointers,

I surprised myself by solving 16ac without resporting to google, maybe my education wasn’t so devoid of the classics.

By: Derek Lazenby

Derek Lazenby — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:01:28 +0000

Brisbanegirl CH is Companion of Honour, part of our Honours system.

Don’t like football, but one football clue barely redresses the balance for the vast majority in these islands. So there should be more.

By: smutchin

smutchin — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:38:23 +0000

Brisbanegirl – “shipshape and Bristol fashion” is a very English term, quite old fashioned and not frequently used these days, so you can be forgiven for not knowing it. Just to pre-empt any complaints of non-PC phrases: some have claimed that this phrase was originally used to describe a slave ready to be sold, but this is a mistake so it’s quite acceptable here.

Eileen – I also liked 18d, though I dare say some will complain about the intrusion of football into the crossword. Ya boo sucks to them, I say. (By the way, just seen your late comment on Friday’s blog – many thanks for the kind words!)

By: Eileen

Eileen — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:22:26 +0000

Thanks, Diagacht.

TwoPies: Snap!

I liked 18dn very much.