Comments on: Independent 6974/Nestor (Prize puzzle 21-02-09) http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/02/27/independent-6974nestor-prize-puzzle-21-02-09/ Never knowingly undersolved. Sat, 25 May 2013 13:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: nmsindy http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/02/27/independent-6974nestor-prize-puzzle-21-02-09/#comment-71634 nmsindy Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:14:40 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=5898#comment-71634 This was a very good puzzle and the clue for A BIENTOT was a classic for me. I thought THEATREGOERS might be T = closing of set (last letter) HEAT (RE GO) ERS
re = concerned with go = run heaters = pieces (furniture) with the surface reading suggesting the answer also. Not 100% sure.

6 down was new to me though I did suspect it was from that book so I found it.

]]> By: Paul B http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/02/27/independent-6974nestor-prize-puzzle-21-02-09/#comment-71519 Paul B Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:01:17 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=5898#comment-71519 I’m afraid you’re wrong there, Al.

Slarti – and certainly not Slarty – bartfast is, as clued, a Magrathean designer of planets particularly proud of work done on the fjords of Norway, for which he has won an award.

I’m sure he deserves it.

]]> By: Al Streatfield http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/02/27/independent-6974nestor-prize-puzzle-21-02-09/#comment-71400 Al Streatfield Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:03:49 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=5898#comment-71400 SLARTIBARTFAST

Douglas Adams’ gorgeous name, presumably not in any dictionaries or reference books, should be left for readers to discover from reading his superb books, and not used in crosswords, in my opinion.

From memory, didn’t Slartibartfast design Norway? Although this is a country, I hardly think this makes him a “global designer”.

]]> By: Bella http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/02/27/independent-6974nestor-prize-puzzle-21-02-09/#comment-71322 Bella Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:28:41 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=5898#comment-71322 Oops missed #8. Sorry

]]> By: Bella http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/02/27/independent-6974nestor-prize-puzzle-21-02-09/#comment-71321 Bella Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:27:54 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=5898#comment-71321 Of course – Slartybartfast!! How could I have missed it. Very annoyed as it was the only word I didn’t get in this rather nice, but not too hard puzzle. Not too hard for a prize puzzle I mean.

“According to Wikipedia, the name originally coined by Douglas Adams for Slartibartfast (but rejected for some reason by the BBC) was “Phartiphukborlz” ” ….. how wonderful is that.
I’m not sure about 7d either – theatregoers. “Are they concerned with run in closing of set pieces” – se(t) piece(s), run=heat ?? who knows . Anyone?

]]> By: Richard Heald http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/02/27/independent-6974nestor-prize-puzzle-21-02-09/#comment-71139 Richard Heald Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:16:15 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=5898#comment-71139 7 Dn is another & lit., the wordplay being RE (‘concerned with’) + GO (‘run’), all in T (‘closing of set’) + HEATERS (‘pieces’ = guns).

According to Wikipedia, the name originally coined by Douglas Adams for Slartibartfast (but rejected for some reason by the BBC) was “Phartiphukborlz” – try making an anagram out of that!

]]> By: Chunter http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/02/27/independent-6974nestor-prize-puzzle-21-02-09/#comment-71047 Chunter Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:56:30 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=5898#comment-71047 3d I stand corrected!

]]> By: neildubya http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/02/27/independent-6974nestor-prize-puzzle-21-02-09/#comment-71045 neildubya Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:54:19 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=5898#comment-71045 Well, the Hitchhiker’s Guide is one of those books I’ve never quite got around to reading so it’s not surprising I didn’t get that. Thanks for explanations of 3d – excellent clue.

]]> By: Geoff Moss http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/02/27/independent-6974nestor-prize-puzzle-21-02-09/#comment-71033 Geoff Moss Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:41:16 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=5898#comment-71033 3d Paul B is right. THOU – O (stopmotion’s most often seen character) in THU (day).

]]> By: eimi http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/02/27/independent-6974nestor-prize-puzzle-21-02-09/#comment-71026 eimi Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:33:58 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=5898#comment-71026 According to Wikipedia (and the anagram fodder) it’s http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slartibartfast. Hopefully there are some Douglas Adams fans out there.

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