Comments on: Independent 7161 by Morph http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/09/28/independent-7161-by-morph/ Never knowingly undersolved. Sat, 25 May 2013 02:30:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Mike Laws http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/09/28/independent-7161-by-morph/#comment-94185 Mike Laws Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:06:04 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=11375#comment-94185 I wonder if it would be feasible to write a clue (with a halfway sensiblr surface reading) involving a French football player (not amateur), a Roman poet’s trip round university, and a treatment for a life-threatening ailment?

Any suggestions?

]]> By: jetdoc http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/09/28/independent-7161-by-morph/#comment-94172 jetdoc Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:55:11 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=11375#comment-94172 Nice puzzle, with the witty touches and topical references we expect from Morph. I like the initally deceptive way ‘lead’ is used as a very concise definition in 1a. I like 12a, too (despite my political views).

AZT, by the way, has been called zidovudine for some time now.

]]> By: NealH http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/09/28/independent-7161-by-morph/#comment-94161 NealH Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:37:11 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=11375#comment-94161 Thanks, I haven’t done the Guardian yet – I was saving it until later. Still, I don’t suppose I would have had too much trouble with that clue.

]]> By: Gaufrid http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/09/28/independent-7161-by-morph/#comment-94160 Gaufrid Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:28:32 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=11375#comment-94160 By coincidence, Etna also appears in today’s Guardian with a very similar clue “Raise the stake – this mount’s hotly tipped”.

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