Comments on: Guardian 24,886 / Brendan http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/12/18/guardian-24886-brendan/ Never knowingly undersolved. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:12:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: sandra http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/12/18/guardian-24886-brendan/#comment-98622 sandra Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:33:24 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=13361#comment-98622 hi ashley
rhino is a slang word for money (collins).hope that helps – if you see this! welcome to the guardian crosswords.

]]> By: beermagnet http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/12/18/guardian-24886-brendan/#comment-98621 beermagnet Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:25:46 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=13361#comment-98621 Ashley, Rhino is slang for cash or money. Most dictionaries say “origin uncertain” but this site has a few suggestions:
http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/sayingsp.htm
Look at the entry for “Pay through the Nose” (rhinos is Greek for nose).

]]> By: Ashley http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/12/18/guardian-24886-brendan/#comment-98607 Ashley Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:09:33 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=13361#comment-98607 Hey,

My first post here. I have just taken to the guardian xword and pretty much rely on this site to explain the solutions and i still dont get how Rhino = cash (8ac)

]]> By: diagacht http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/12/18/guardian-24886-brendan/#comment-98556 diagacht Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:49:24 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=13361#comment-98556 Apologies everyone for a rather hurried blog today. The weather is playing havoc at our end. On top of the usual travel problems the firewall went down taking with it all web contact. This is still not fixed but I write now from a guest computer.
I thought this was a most interesting puzzle but I did not find it easy. A challenge but at an acceptable level. Well done Brendan – terrific puzzle.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/12/18/guardian-24886-brendan/#comment-98550 Andrew Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:46:31 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=13361#comment-98550 Benington (19). Yes I realise that – I was making the point that the clue isn’t just a cryptic definition, as the blog seems to imply.

]]> By: C & J http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/12/18/guardian-24886-brendan/#comment-98549 C & J Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:42:31 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=13361#comment-98549 We finished it, but with groans rather than chuckles.

]]> By: Eileen http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/12/18/guardian-24886-brendan/#comment-98548 Eileen Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:24:10 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=13361#comment-98548 Benington

IanN14 made that point in Comment 1.

]]> By: Benington http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/12/18/guardian-24886-brendan/#comment-98547 Benington Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:11:42 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=13361#comment-98547 I meant HEART in #20, of course.

]]> By: Benington http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/12/18/guardian-24886-brendan/#comment-98546 Benington Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:10:05 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=13361#comment-98546 Thanks for this diagacht.

3d is a delightful clue. Not only was the Hatter a fellow participant in the tea party in Alice in Wonderland along with the hare but if you take the letters of HARE + HATTER, you can make EARTH twice, hence the ‘nested’ reference!

]]> By: Benington http://www.fifteensquared.net/2009/12/18/guardian-24886-brendan/#comment-98545 Benington Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:54:41 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=13361#comment-98545 Andrew @ 3.

12a is a cryptic definition referring to auctions where lots go under the hammer.

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