Comments on: Independent 7239/Glowworm

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:49:18 +0000

I got FABLE on first run through seeing the letters. I think John tho is totally right in his explanation which I only understood after. So no hidden word indicator is needed, I think.

By: pennes

pennes — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:40:15 +0000

Easier than other Gloworms i’ve done but got stuck on top left corner.
6 ac. fable is also a hidden word: tale o(f a ble)ak tree; there is no hidden word indicator so was this by chance, and unnoticed?
I was also hunting for a river/lake evilo (olive rev). there isn’t one.

By: sandra

sandra — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:12:45 +0000

good to see you on here kathryn’s dad. positions eversed! my first try at the indy, and finished it but needed the blog for some which i didn’t totally understand. dorados i got from the crossing letters eg and saw Rod but not the rest.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:10:32 +0000

Did not find it quite as easy as John, tho being familiar with the film certainly helped. My favourite clue was also DORADOS.

By: walruss

walruss — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:44:08 +0000

I think the definition comes ‘with’ the wordplay just as the wordplay comes ‘with’ the definition. It makes no difference to me. With the puzzle I would also say ‘mild and pleasant’.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:26:10 +0000

Everyone on night shift or in a different time zone last night?

Since we’re in the middle of rehearsing Wizard of Oz for our village pantomime I didn’t have much excuse to not finish this one. After yesterday, was pleased to get there, with just one or two I didn’t understand, so thank you, John for the early blog. I thought it was a well-constructed puzzle with a good variety of clues. I especially liked DORADOS, which was last to go in and made me laugh out loud.

Right, off to watch a bit of England thrashing the Saffers all around the park in Durban!

By: sidey

sidey — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:14:35 +0000

Yes Simon, The Scarecrow in the film is brainless, similarly The Tin Man is heartless and The Lion is spineless. Nice linking.

By: Simon Harris

Simon Harris — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:53:42 +0000

Hmm, and I wonder how many readers can recall the names of the lion, scarecrow and tin man without turning to Wikipedia?

By: Simon Harris

Simon Harris — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:53:18 +0000

Hi, I found this much tougher than you did, and eventually turned to your remarkably early post in order to finish it off, so well blogged

25 – Scarecrow is “brainless” in the context of this particular book/film. He’s in search of a brain, much like the other chaps are in search of, well, other stuff.

19 – I similarly wondered about [d]ROSS, but Chambers has D for Deus/God so “Godforsaken” does work quite nicely.

Thanks for explaining FABLE and “Blotke”, would never have understood those without your help.