Comments on: Enigmatic Variations 865: One Type of 46 by Glow-worm

By: Glow-worm

Glow-worm — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:26:49 +0000

Thanks, Dave, for your detailed and positive comments – as always, the Fifteensquared blog is valuable feedback for any setter.

My initials are GLO; Glow-worm was my nickname at school; and Glow-worms “make lights”…. (As do Fireflies, of course – see the Toughies!)

Regards and good wishes to all 15-ers

Glow-worm

By: Colin Blackburn

Colin Blackburn — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:38:24 +0000

Re: POE Indeed. It was my partner who got it for me. She’s an Eng Lit graduate and so I asked her in what way EA Poe could be described as an imperfect versifier. She’s not a crossword solver, though she understands how cryptic clues work, but her first response was, “Isn’t it just POET without the T?” Doh!
I don’t feel Sussex was unfair as the checking was good and word play was straightforward—and the county is probably the birthplace of cricket.

By: Dave Hennings

Dave Hennings — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:25:47 +0000

Thanks, Colin. I thought it was to do with Sussex cricket but forgot it in my original post. Not happy with it as a definition, though, as almost any town in the UK (or World) could be used in this way, if not for cricket then for football, rugby or crown green.
And spot on with POE: it’s annoying how difficult it is sometimes to move away from one’s original train of thought.

By: Colin Blackburn

Colin Blackburn — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:52:18 +0000

Thanks for the blog Dave. I enjoyed the puzzle but seemed to have a few questionable misprints so I am grateful for:
BLUSHING CROW for CRUSHING BLOW
I just couldn’t work out what clues SHOCK — not that it was strictly necessary to complete the puzzle.
20d refers to Sussex County Cricket Club, I think.
30d POE(t) rather than EA Poe as I first thought too.