Comments on: Independent 6951 by Punk

By: Allan_C

Allan_C — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:34:11 +0000

… and American law to restrict cartels is called ‘anti-trust legislation’.

By: eimi

eimi — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:20 +0000

The definition of cartel in Collins says “also called trust”.

By: Wil Ransome

Wil Ransome — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:49:52 +0000

Good crossword, although even now I’m not totally convinced about Otto, who seems too obscure. The only very slight grumble I had, and I may be wrong in any case, is with 26ac: surely a trust is not the same thing as a cartel?

By: TwoPies

TwoPies — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:13:07 +0000

Thanks NealH for the blog and thanks Les for the explanation of Otto. I thought this typical of Punk’s humour and I enjoyed it very much too.
I did stumble over 6d though. As a former student of the Beano and Dandy I recall seeing Fizzog used and I’ve never known any better. However after getting Othello it all fell into place.

By: les nokes

les nokes — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:59:21 +0000

24 dwn. Nikolaus Otto. Schematic cycle of four stroke engine bears his name.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:36:25 +0000

This was very enjoyable. 3dn, in particular, raised a chuckle. As far as 24 down is conerned, I suspect the two letters “o” suggest bicycle wheels.