Comments on: Guardian Genius 73: Pasquale — Off with her head http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/08/02/guardian-genius-73-pasquale-%e2%80%94-off-with-her-head/ Never knowingly undersolved. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:11:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Matthew http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/08/02/guardian-genius-73-pasquale-%e2%80%94-off-with-her-head/#comment-91270 Matthew Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:01:31 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=9899#comment-91270 The quotation was used in a recent Magpie puzzle, and so it was the first 20-letter translated quotation that I thought of when I saw this puzzle.

The other puzzle involved transforming words by moving the first letter to the end. I guessed that this method of transformation was being used in this puzzle as well and solving 22d seemed to confirm it.

]]> By: Mr Beaver http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/08/02/guardian-genius-73-pasquale-%e2%80%94-off-with-her-head/#comment-91258 Mr Beaver Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:55:58 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=9899#comment-91258 We were delighted to finish this in only 2 days (after our first attempt at the Genius in June, which we found impossibly hard).
I confess I cheated on MANSUETUDE, which inexplicably had passed me by…
My first inkling as to the theme was 21d, aided by crossing letters.

]]> By: Pasquale http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/08/02/guardian-genius-73-pasquale-%e2%80%94-off-with-her-head/#comment-91243 Pasquale Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:02:09 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=9899#comment-91243 I did use a quotation from Luke 13:30 (a similar idea but not exactly the same) in November 1980. Well remembered! — and thanks for the blog

]]> By: John H http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/08/02/guardian-genius-73-pasquale-%e2%80%94-off-with-her-head/#comment-91239 John H Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:13:56 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=9899#comment-91239 Re 1: Richard, I think it was Quiz Digest years ago. Maybe the compiler can confirm?

]]> By: Ian W. http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/08/02/guardian-genius-73-pasquale-%e2%80%94-off-with-her-head/#comment-91229 Ian W. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:12:20 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=9899#comment-91229 An enjoyable puzzle, and the gimmick slowed me down just enough to savour it longer, unlike this month’s Genius by Paul, which I was disappointed to finish over two cups of coffee.

]]> By: liz http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/08/02/guardian-genius-73-pasquale-%e2%80%94-off-with-her-head/#comment-91227 liz Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:07:49 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=9899#comment-91227 Thanks, Jetdoc. I got the lower half of the puzzle out fairly quickly and saw how the definition-only clues worked. Then got seriously bogged down at the top, because I expected all the definition-only clues to involve moving an S. Very pleased to finish.

I never checked back to see if the preamble was changed, so never managed to get the quotation. Which was a pity!

]]> By: Richard Heald http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/08/02/guardian-genius-73-pasquale-%e2%80%94-off-with-her-head/#comment-91225 Richard Heald Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:39:25 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=9899#comment-91225 Lovely puzzle, and it’s worth noting that in the thematic answers the initial letters are always transplanted to the penultimate position (hence ‘in my end …’). Like you, Jane, I feel I’ve seen this quotation used before but can’t think where.

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