Comments on: Guardian 25,014 – Bonxie http://www.fifteensquared.net/2010/05/19/17511/ Never knowingly undersolved. Mon, 20 May 2013 17:53:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: mark http://www.fifteensquared.net/2010/05/19/17511/#comment-109381 mark Thu, 20 May 2010 09:12:06 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=17511#comment-109381 Hated it.

Indirect homophone and contrary to some comments above I thought there was bad clueing and far too many obscure words reached by obscure parts.

Grrr

]]> By: Paul B http://www.fifteensquared.net/2010/05/19/17511/#comment-109370 Paul B Thu, 20 May 2010 06:56:10 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=17511#comment-109370 Yes yes, that bear. STRABISMUS is defined as ‘a squint’, as is CROSS-EYE. Bonxie off that particular hook I think.

]]> By: scarpia http://www.fifteensquared.net/2010/05/19/17511/#comment-109358 scarpia Wed, 19 May 2010 22:51:55 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=17511#comment-109358 Excellent puzzle with some unusual vocabulary and some clever clueing.Like everyone else I was not convinced with’in law’ but I can forgive that as the rest of the puzzle more than makes up for it.
Thought 6 down particularly fine.Had to check 25 down in Chambers as I was unfamiliar with the ‘cargo’ definition.
Two tough puzzles in one day!(See Io in today’s F.T.)

]]> By: Jack http://www.fifteensquared.net/2010/05/19/17511/#comment-109355 Jack Wed, 19 May 2010 22:25:52 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=17511#comment-109355 Hi sidey #29

I may be wrong here but I thought ‘Gladly’ the bear to whom I assume you refer was ‘cross-eyed’ as opposed to having a squint (or are these classed as the same condition?)

]]> By: liz http://www.fifteensquared.net/2010/05/19/17511/#comment-109351 liz Wed, 19 May 2010 21:28:49 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=17511#comment-109351 re Pants. I first heard it used by my teenagers. No idea of the etymology, but it made an appearance in their vocab around the time my son started wearing his jeans low-slung, ie with pants on view…

]]> By: sidey http://www.fifteensquared.net/2010/05/19/17511/#comment-109350 sidey Wed, 19 May 2010 21:22:22 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=17511#comment-109350 I always find people’s lists of unknown words fascinating. I’ve installed pilasters, grown pennyroyal, a strabismical bear is a major plot item in an Ed McBain novel and I’m sure pedal point is in Morse.

]]> By: Steve@Salisbury http://www.fifteensquared.net/2010/05/19/17511/#comment-109348 Steve@Salisbury Wed, 19 May 2010 21:07:48 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=17511#comment-109348 late response but we really enjoy your daily comments. Re 22ac Surprised no mention of Dr Strabismus (whom God preserve) of Utrecht – from late lamented Beachcomber?

Also http://www.strabismus.org/

]]> By: muck http://www.fifteensquared.net/2010/05/19/17511/#comment-109347 muck Wed, 19 May 2010 20:49:58 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=17511#comment-109347 Thanks bonxie for the puzzle, which was most entertaining
My comment turned out more negative I intended

]]> By: muck http://www.fifteensquared.net/2010/05/19/17511/#comment-109346 muck Wed, 19 May 2010 20:45:26 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=17511#comment-109346 Thanks for the blog manehi.
I enjoyed most of this puzzle, with some words new to me.
Thanks for those who ‘explained’ IN-LAW and OLDE, neither of which I much liked.

]]> By: Mark H http://www.fifteensquared.net/2010/05/19/17511/#comment-109345 Mark H Wed, 19 May 2010 20:41:58 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=17511#comment-109345 Hard – Some nice clues, I’d heard of pilaster but hated the clue, I think it’s whats called an indirect homophone, key sounds like quay = pier, horrible!

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