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By: gnome

gnome — Wed, 12 May 2010 23:05:53 +0000

Apologies Gaufrid. I was quoting somewhat loosely from Wikipedia, accessed via my mobile. The operative word against populus tremula is, indeed, “trembling”. (Although the species tremuloides apparently goes one further, to include a “quaking” variant.)

And now that I’m home, I can confirm that my Chambers agrees with yours!

By: scarpia

scarpia — Wed, 12 May 2010 22:13:37 +0000

Thanks Gaufrid.
As you say,one of Cinephile’s easier puzzles and also,judging from the lack of comment here,one of his least controversial.
Nothing anyone could really quibble with,but none of those trademark Cinephile ‘moments’ when you suddenly click on to his meaning.
A good,if somewhat workmanlike puzzle.

By: Gaufrid

Gaufrid — Wed, 12 May 2010 14:42:05 +0000

Hi Gnome
Thanks for your input. I don’t know your source for ‘Trembler’ being a species of Aspen but Chambers gives ‘aspen’ as “the trembling poplar”

COED goes further and defines ‘aspen’ as “a poplar tree with small rounded long-stalked leaves noted for trembling in the breeze [Populus tremula (Europe) P. tremuloides (N. America), and other species]“. Collins has something similar.

By: Gnome

Gnome — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:58:31 +0000

Thanks v much for the thorough blog. Just one comment re11 across. There is a “Trembler” species of Aspen tree.

By: Berny

Berny — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:41:00 +0000

Thanks for mentioning the convention R meaning take