Comments on: Independent 7255 by Nimrod (Sat 16-Jan)

By: Emrys

Emrys — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:37:08 +0000

I thought “flight indicator” particularly badly clued, I’m afraid. I sat here and thought that it fitted but couldn’t imagine how an artificial horizon instrument could be said to show details of planes, let alone of planes taking off. Thank you for the explanations, beermagnet.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:09:03 +0000

Great blog, beermagnet. Some excellent clues in this, GO DOWN IN HISTORY, WAR BRIDES, SEAVIEW and PIP EMMA in particular. I too found it a little easier than some from Nimrod.

By: IanN14

IanN14 — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:03:13 +0000

19d. I think is the fact that “winter + conference” then “Catherine + Bartlett” (all types of pear, though winter may be pushing it a bit) are presented in the clue as pairs, indicated by the comma).

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:25:10 +0000

Thanks, beermagnet. Like you, I made it with help of a few searches for the less common words. Thought it was a good work-out. FLIGHT INDICATOR gave me pause for thought as well: strictly, the defining code for a flight, like BA649, is a ‘flight number’ and the one identifying the aircraft is an ‘aircraft number’; a flight indicator is apparently a gyroscopic, navigational device, which doesn’t fit the definition. I think the ‘landing’ as an indicator or which flight of a hotel, etc, you’re on is a bit weak, but I can’t see anything else.

I put PEARS as well – only thing I could think of was PAIRS as a homophone (according to reports) but it doesn’t really make sense, since pears don’t necessarily come in pairs.

PIP-EMMA seemed the obvious answer but then your brain says ‘no, it can’t possibly be that’. But of course in CrypticLand all things are possible …

Good puzzle, enjoyed it.