Comments on: Azed 1963

By: petebiddlecombe

petebiddlecombe — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:57:15 +0000

Bob: If you’re still watching, I think it’s accepted in barred-grid puzzles that any spelling marked as specific to a long-dead poet can be counted as archaic.

By: Bob Sharkey

Bob Sharkey — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:59:59 +0000

Regarding 34 across, the use of ‘lost’ is puzzling. Chambers does not refer to nys as obsolete, but as peculiar to Spenser.

By: liz

liz — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:00:45 +0000

Thanks, Peter. I got about half of this out without too much trouble and then struggled on to the end, making full use of the usual aids! I didn’t see the wordplay in 4dn or 17ac, so thanks in particular for those explanations.

By: bridgesong

bridgesong — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:57:50 +0000

Peter, like you I found this tough. I guessed DOSEH, but failed to find it in the OED online, not having Chambers to hand. We had CLIENT only a week ago, but clued of course completely differently.

By: Andrew Kitching

Andrew Kitching — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:40:02 +0000

Enjoyable puzzle. I finished it, but some of the wordplay e.g 17, 20 and 16 had to be explained to me by an experienced AZED campaigner.