Comments on: Everyman 3346

By: Stella

Stella — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:48:41 +0000

Thanks all, though this is not exactly my first blog – I did the second ‘quiptic’, and should have done another more recently, but my communications broke down.

When I wrote &lit for 1ac, paul, I was thinking of “a (church) spire”, as a symbol of high aspirations, though of course I’ve no idea whether that was Everyman’s intention, hence the ?

By: Paul B

Paul B — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 01:07:55 +0000

In my opinion, I should add, since LONG = to yearn (with some powerful desire) for something. High praise could be what one yearns for, but I’m not entirely convinced.

By: Paul B

Paul B — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 01:03:07 +0000

Re 1ac, ‘high’ as in ‘off’ (in the sense of ‘slightly decomposed or tainted’) is the anagram indicator. The clue, whilst very good, is not an &lit.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:33:45 +0000

Many thanks, Stella. Plenty of knobs and whistles in this blog (and culinary hints for using tarragon) – well done!

Regular contributors and lurkers will know I’m a big fan of Everyman. It does exactly what it says on the tin, as the advertising slogan goes.

In this one, I liked RINGO and THISTLEDOWN in particular.

And in your explanation of 19dn, don’t forget that ‘tichy’ is © Uncle Yap, so please make sure that you send him the royalties from the fee you get for blogging. For those that are scratching their heads, it’s a ‘Tongue In CHeek’ kind of clue. A bit like my comment about the fee.

By: Robi

Robi — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 16:57:28 +0000

Thanks, Stella; I enjoyed your pictures. I also liked your putting the clue above to make cross-referencing easy.

By: flashling

flashling — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:07:10 +0000

Your first blog?? wow! Fantastic stuff I’m impressed, will have to raise my game it seems.

Nicely done Stella.

By: cholecyst

cholecyst — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:29:44 +0000

Thanks Stella – I liked the illustrations!

By: The Trafites

The Trafites — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:12:27 +0000

Hi Stella,

congrats on doing your first blog for Fifteensquared.

May you do many more.

Lorraine.