Comments on: Independent 7636 by Dac

By: flashling

flashling — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:54:10 +0000

Cor blimey! what a day, still back now. I thought gorblimey (trousers) was better known so let it pass in the blog but thanks to NMS for pointing it out in the comments. @KD surprised at you!

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:10:50 +0000

It’s all been said, really. I did like it, but only got GORBLIMEY with a wordsearch. Didn’t realise that was its definition. I do like my football, but TRIO was my last one in. This is obviously a recent construction from Dac, or a recent edit by eimi!

By: Scarpia

Scarpia — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:46:37 +0000

Thanks flashling.
Another super puzzle from Mr.Dependable.
Thanks nms for the Lonnie Donegan memory,I used to love that song as a youngster.
20 and 27 were brilliant,but I think it is time the ORD(I)NANCE clue was retired.
15 down could refer to a good many writers,I thought Francis King and Henry James or possibly M.R. James.

By: walruss

walruss — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:10:34 +0000

Yes NMS! Gorblimey trousers exactly. Another very good puzzle from The Polisher, so smooth are his surfaes. well done Dac and The Indy!

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:07:30 +0000

Gorblimey = common is in COED. Going way back think I remember “My Old Man’s a Dustman” wearing “gorblimey trousers”. Great puzzle as always. I found it on the easy side until I faced the NW corner. All good, with favourites LORIES and BROADEST. Yes, it was Henry James I thought of, but either would do of course. Thanks, flashling and Dac.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:56:35 +0000

Nice puzzle, but I failed on “trio”, having only a very limited knowledge of sport, and even less of soccer.

By: scchua

scchua — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:56:15 +0000

Thanks flashling for the blog and Dac for another excellent puzzle.

This took a bit longer than expected for a Dac, challenging in parts. Got stalled a bit by last but one in, 11A LORIES, which apparently has 3 variants in the singular: LORY, LORIS, LORI. The latter was the one I was familiar with, and I believed that LORIS is the plural for the latter 2 variants, but which of course didn’t fit the wordplay.

Favourites were 12A BROADEST; 23A FLAGON – helped along by the fact that I had FL = “fluid” in my blog for the FT yesterday; and 13A WELL-HEELED.

Got the wordplay for 1A, but can’t find GORBLIMEY = “common”. Common what? language/expression/exclamation?

By: NealH

NealH — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:59:03 +0000

There were lots of nice clues here. I liked 9 and 12 for the good surface readings. I was held up a bit on gorblimey – I’m still not exactly sure what the definition is, although I can see the word play. Is it an &lit? I’ve never heard it used in relation to soldiers, but it may be slang military term.

I thought it was more likely Henry James in 15 down, but PD is obviously possible.