Comments on: Independent 6979 – Phi http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/02/27/independent-6979-phi/ Never knowingly undersolved. Tue, 21 May 2013 08:26:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Allan_C http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/02/27/independent-6979-phi/#comment-71313 Allan_C Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:50:57 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=5976#comment-71313 Not quite sure about 6d. I see where it’s coming from but ‘duodecimo’, ‘quarto’, ‘octavo’ etc are generally taken to be paper or book sizes derived from the number of times the original sheet is folded – so a book can be duodecimo size but have far more than 12 leaves. The clue had me thinking about ‘quire’ or ‘ream’ for a bit.
And 3d threw me for a while – I thought of ‘proof’ as a test and also a description of a perfect coin, of which a shilling would be an example.

]]> By: Ciaran McNulty http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/02/27/independent-6979-phi/#comment-71244 Ciaran McNulty Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:56:59 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=5976#comment-71244 Wil – it’s an ‘order to disperse’

]]> By: Wil Ransome http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/02/27/independent-6979-phi/#comment-71235 Wil Ransome Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:51:20 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=5976#comment-71235 Richard: that’s my point — how is ‘disperse’ (a verb) a definition of ‘gangway’ (a noun)? Perhaps, although I’m not sure, the answer is that I’ve missed the sense ‘Gangway!’ meaning ‘make space’.

]]> By: Eileen http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/02/27/independent-6979-phi/#comment-71222 Eileen Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:24:21 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=5976#comment-71222 I should have said that there’s nothing wrong with the clue: ‘Scots go’ = ‘gang’; ‘away’ = ‘off’.

]]> By: Eileen http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/02/27/independent-6979-phi/#comment-71219 Eileen Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:10:31 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=5976#comment-71219 ‘Gang away’ is a somewhat hybrid expression: Scottish “away” is “awa’”, as in the farewell song, ‘We’re no’ awa’ tae bide awa’.

]]> By: Richard Bach http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/02/27/independent-6979-phi/#comment-71218 Richard Bach Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:00:17 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=5976#comment-71218 Hi Wil

A Scottish way of saying “go off” is “gang away”. Take away the “a” and you have “disperse”, a definition of “gangway”.

R

]]> By: Wil Ransome http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/02/27/independent-6979-phi/#comment-71216 Wil Ransome Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:58:03 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=5976#comment-71216 I wasn’t quite sure about 8dn (Nymphs providing little encouragement to buy? — DRYADS) either. It seems a bit odd to say that a dry ad provides little encouragement to buy, but I suppose that’s what it is.

And what’s the definition in 2dn (Scots go off, ignoring a command to disperse — GANGWAY)?

]]> By: Barbara http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/02/27/independent-6979-phi/#comment-71116 Barbara Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:15:42 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=5976#comment-71116 Tea break …
I think this isn’t exactly a cd.
I see the wordplay as: tea(m) break
Players being team, and break referring to a run in snooker.
The def. is refreshment period.

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