Comments on: Independent 7213/Phi

By: Phi

Phi — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:40:19 +0000

From Chambers definitions of handbag

vt (inf) to attack, destroy, wreck, undermine (orig used of Margaret Thatcher).

I suppose ‘undermine’ is a bit bathetic in that list, but a not unreasonable usage when one looks back at what actually happened.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:33:50 +0000

Thank you nms. I’m glad I had enough letters in to guess it!

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:14:51 +0000

part = sunder the writer’s = mine – tricky enough, it was my last entry

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:43:10 +0000

Thank you, John. I got UNDERMINE but I’m still not sure having read the blog how this works. If someone could spare 60 seconds of their Friday evening to enlighten me I would appreciate it.

Enjoyed the puzzle, for me it was a decent challenge.

By: Mick H

Mick H — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:14:54 +0000

Yes, Nimby was nicely defined. I was less sure about UNDERMINE, which was the last one in for me. To define the Thatcher handbagging as ‘undermining’ is surely something of an understatement!

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:29:53 +0000

I think it’s more likely what’s shown in the blog ie following dict abbreviations.
Not a hard puzzle, esp liked the use of NIMBY in NIMBLY. Enjoyable.

By: Helen Sarah

Helen Sarah — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:37:42 +0000

21 across. Could this also be read as WIS (West Indies aka Windies) + ER (TV series)?