Comments on: Independent 7262 by Tees

By: anax

anax — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:58:41 +0000

Tees. Sorry – I did solve this and loved it to bits, and only just realised I never left a comment.

I thought the (s)KIN device was a top notch bit of indicatoriness and, as mentioned above, the SIMMER def was super. Keep it up old chap, you’re doing a belting job.

By: Gaufrid

Gaufrid — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:53:00 +0000

Barbara

CON (say Cameron {leader of the Conservative party}) FINE (close) def. ‘to limit’

By: Barbara

Barbara — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:41:39 +0000

#29. Say Cameron close to limit (7)
Ans: confine
Please explain the wordplay

By: Tees

Tees — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:50:56 +0000

Many thanks for the blog and generous comments.

KIN was indeed SKIN ‘with (a) later start’ (as a variation on the first letter subtraction theme), and ‘Letter from the front’ was a CD, based on the idea that initals are taken from the front end of the words they represent. Collins gives the Aussie Army a mention in its def for slouch hat, fyi, and a digger is an Aussie (or Kiwi) soldier.

Murky buckets
Tees

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:35:18 +0000

Thanks, walruss and nms, for the explanation for 17dn.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:20:35 +0000

Yes, this was very good, quite tricky, finally got the long phrase when I’d a few crossing letters. HIGH HEAVEN very amusing, also esp liked SIMMER, LIE-DOWN, PLACEBO, and ORATION and the ‘stink’ theme. I read KIN as in comment 2 above.

By: walruss

walruss — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:34:13 +0000

Isn’t it just ‘skin’ without the first letter?!

Very good today, some lovely definitions such as for SIMMER, enjoyed the mini-theme.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:40:40 +0000

Thank you, Neal, for the prompt and helpful blog. Don’t think we’ve had Tees for a while, but I remember enjoying his last one and this was no different. Took ages to get going but once I got the ‘p’ in PLACEBO then the long anagram went in and after that, it was an entertaining and interesting solve.

I took 2dn to mean the first, or initial letter of a word, but I’m stumped for how ‘ink’ works in 17dn.

Thought the surfaces in 12ac and 8dn were very cleverly done.