Comments on: Guardian 24,622 – Orlando

By: Allan_C

Allan_C — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:45:45 +0000

After a real stinker in Friday’s Indy I downloaded this one for some gentle relaxation and completed it in next to no time – well, apart from a little mental block with 15a.
Ciaran (comment 6) refers to opinions on T Emin according to which column you read. Herself has her own column in the Indy – and I still can’t decide which camp I should be in.

By: muck

muck — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:39:43 +0000

Eileen has now blogged last Saturday’s prize puzzle, 24617. Anon is probably Araucaria.

By: mhl

mhl — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:44:39 +0000

Andrew: I’ve found that even if yesterday’s crossword is still listed on the main page, when searching for all the crosswords in the current month a new puzzle appears at midnight every day.

By: Mr Beaver

Mr Beaver — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:03:32 +0000

Anyone know what’s happened to the blog for last Saturday’s (24617)?? Dying to find out if anyone has sourced the quotation from Anon….

By: steven

steven — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:26:48 +0000

As teenagers growing up in north London we used “Dill” as short for Dillon ,the dopey character in the Magic Roundabout.A dill was someone who was dim witted.

By: John

John — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:27:08 +0000

BBG: Hope you’re still watching this thread. My Aussie friend reckons “dill” is shorthand for a piece of equipment used for personal pleasure. Now he can say that but I couldn’t possibly comment…

By: Paul B

Paul B — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:46:17 +0000

But your definition is pure Collins! After which, shhhurely, the etymology’s stated quite clearly.

I had a good giggle at the High German link, but that’s just me.

By: brisbanegirl

brisbanegirl — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:34:11 +0000

John,

Dill = fool, idiot.

I did some searching for its derivation and the best I can come up with is a shortening of daft + silly.

It is a word so commonly used here that I didn’t think it was only in regular usage in Aus and NZ …

By: David

David — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:09:49 +0000

C & J: Calm down, calm down

By: C & J

C & J — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:57:25 +0000

We are usually so late getting round to looking at the crossword that we rarely have anything relevant to add to all that has gone before.

However, I (this is the J talking) must thank Smutchin on 35 for giving me a giggle. I usually yell insults at the TV set whenever that patronising insurance advert comes on.