Comments on: Azed 1,914 Leers Laen

By: Roger Hughes

Roger Hughes — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:16:03 +0000

Re Azed 1914, you asked if anyone could help with 12 across (“Indonesian, not old, fit”, solution: nesiot/nesit). It was the last clue I solved in this particular puzzle, and because it was the very last, I kept on beavering away till it made sense. Nesiot means Indonesian; “ne” is an obsolete (hence old) word meaning “not”; in Chambers, one of the definitions for “sit” is, believe it or not, “fit” (I suppose the sense is that if something sits well in its surroundings, it fits with them). So it’s a perfectly good clue, as Azed’s usually are. I find that when his clues infuriate me it’s almost always my fault – though not quite always, because he does make the occasional mistake. Hope this helps.

By: tilsit

tilsit — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:47:06 +0000

You’re right, Wil

Duly amended!

By: Wil Ransome

Wil Ransome — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:33:27 +0000

Am I missing something in the title? Shouldn’t it be Leers Laen?

Formatting: Do you have the Biddlecombe template, which works a treat?

By: Mick Masters

Mick Masters — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:35:26 +0000

doh ! If it was MITREJOINTS – T the second T would also come out. First time I’ve tried one of these ‘letters latent’.

By: Mick Masters

Mick Masters — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:21:34 +0000

I had to give up on this after I’d convinced myself that 21 across was MITREJOINTS – T (not SCARFJOINTS – F). I guess MIRES is a bit tenuous for Marks of damage. You live and learn !

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:23:05 +0000

I thought this was very fun.

12ac was the last clue I solved since I was “sure” that “not old” was a direction to remove O from something.

not old=NE and fit=SIT