Comments on: Guardian 25199 Paul … Flying Alitalia

By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 07:10:34 +0000

Just catching up on this week’s crosswords. For Paul’s 1a I at first tried to validate ‘no strum’ before getting other crossing letters! And I also had ‘your’ instead of ‘one’s’ for 28,11,24,5 but eventually sorted myself out.

By: Carrots

Carrots — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:12:32 +0000

Well…well, I never! Thanks very much Gaufrid for directing me to the Hash House Harriers web-site. It seems a most excellent organization and one which, were it not for the running, I could see myself belonging to. How on earth can one reach three score years being completely oblivious of it? I wonder if Groucho Marx was aware of these zanies when he made his famous remark about club membership? I suspeect not or there would have been another Marx Bros. film!

By: Gaufrid

Gaufrid — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:18:24 +0000

Please leave discussion of today’s puzzle until the appropriate post appears, which it will (if the scheduled blogger doesn’t turn up shortly I will cover it myself).

By: malc95

malc95 — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:08:52 +0000

Daniel @32

Ridiculously easy apart from 15a. Can anyone explain it? Surely not just a hidden answer. If so, why the children and why the transport?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:55:53 +0000

Daniel Miller @ 32

It was YOUR turn to do Wednesday’s blog.

I do hope that you haven’t forgotten!

By: Daniel Miller

Daniel Miller — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:05:55 +0000

I take it Wednesday’s thread isn’t up because it was ridiculously easy!!

By: tupu

tupu — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:40:22 +0000

Many Thanks Gaufrid and seasonal best wishes while I have the chance.

I too was puzzled.

By: Gaufrid

Gaufrid — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:29:47 +0000

Carrots
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_House_Harriers

By: Carrots

Carrots — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:21:37 +0000

Many thanks, Tupu….I`m sure you are right, but why doesn`t the clue read “Get on with the job”? See what I mean about perfunctory clues?

As you are a knowledgeable fellow, do you know what Uncle Yap means by “hashing event”? It`s a new term to me and I`ve googled it, but am none the wiser. It could be a Corned Beef Stew Competition for all I know. In which case my imfamous offering of Devilled Hash (made with the secret ingredients of minced salt-beef, Worcester Sauce and Tobasco) has to be in with a chance.

I`ve got a touch of Cabin Fever at the moment which always gets me into mischief and I`m just bored waiting for the local pub to open.

By: g larsen

g larsen — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:04:28 +0000

Very enjoyable, and I’m afraid I found Lassitude a laugh-out-loud moment.

Sabena was the most aptly initialled airline, as I remember from bitter personal experience, but two more are:
TAP : take another plane; and
ALITALIA : aircraft landed in Turin, all luggage in America.

I’m going for a walk now.