Comments on: Guardian 24,614 – Brendan

By: mark

mark — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:30:58 +0000

Thanks Manehi – silly me.

By: manehi

manehi — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:13:29 +0000

Mark, I think it was “have accommodation”=RESIDE.

By: mark

mark — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:42:57 +0000

13A stumped me and with the answer I’m still unhappy – how does RESIDE=accommodation, surely it would have to be RESIDENCE??

By: Brian Harris

Brian Harris — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:18:36 +0000

Very enjoyable crossword. Lots of ingenious clues and very clever constructions. Brendan is definitely the most fun setter out there at the moment. The red/black/white links were all nicely deployed.

By: don

don — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:33:33 +0000

Brilliant Brendan!

Loved ENABLE and,especially, ETERNALLY with clever wording and a neat trick.

By: steven

steven — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:52:00 +0000

Ah,”interlinked clues” cheers Muck.

By: muck

muck — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:32:01 +0000

The Guardian cryptic has had themed puzzles and interlinked clues for some years. I believe this was started by Araucaria, but other setters are increasingly competing in this department.

If you don’t like this, there are many other newspapers. Personally, I always look forward to brilliant Brendan!

By: steven

steven — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:08:11 +0000

Anon.one of the best things about this site is that if you’re stuck on a clue that you need to solve to get other clues,you can always sneak a peak and have a chance of solving the rest.I’d heard of scow but not the others you mentioned but managed to solve them.I’ve struggled for years with cryptic crosswords but since finding this site about 6 weeks ago I’ve improved a lot.I use to hate crosswords with clues that refer to to other clues but I’m starting to appreciate them a lot more.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:43:30 +0000

Ian: UNCLEANLY (pronounced ‘un-clenn-ly’) is one of a few adjectives that end in …LY, like LOVELY, COMELY, STATELY and FRIENDLY.

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:19:34 +0000

I’m interested to see that so many enjoyed this. I could’t get black or red (ok maybe I should have done but I didn’t) so couldn’t get very far. In fact I’d have to say that I don’t like crosswords that refer to other clues because if you haven’t got them there is very little you can do. In any case I’d never heard of trophic, antra , scow & stendhal. So for me not enjoyable at all. Still it’s a difference of opinion that makes a horse race.