Comments on: Guardian 25,296 by Araucaria http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/04/14/guardian-25296-by-araucaria/ Never knowingly undersolved. Sun, 19 May 2013 16:10:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: rfb http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/04/14/guardian-25296-by-araucaria/#comment-157745 rfb Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:37:07 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=28499#comment-157745 Despite being a computer nerd for forty years, I have no problem with a poetry-oriented crossword. I really ought to have enough classic poetry to be sure about the solutions, but I confess to looking up Shelley in my Biographical dictionary, which led to Adonais and then I could confirm. As someone said above, that’s what I like about Araucaria – you can normally get the clues without knowing as much as the Great Man. Then you can do the research & add to your store of knowledge. When I found the stanza with the “many-coloured glass”, I was mightily impressed to see all the other references in the answers: STAINS, RADIANCE, ETERNITY.

IMO, one of the best Araucaria ever.

]]> By: Daniel Miller http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/04/14/guardian-25296-by-araucaria/#comment-156695 Daniel Miller Sat, 16 Apr 2011 01:12:22 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=28499#comment-156695 Entertained @30 but caught out by a few of your puns

Epsilon the crossword today (!)
Theta p
Kappa letti = unless a reference to Cappaletti a Bridge convention!
Lambda nsak
Upsilon ward go
Omega in, in time for tea

No doubt I’ll see them in due course :)

]]> By: Gaufrid http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/04/14/guardian-25296-by-araucaria/#comment-156683 Gaufrid Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:55:18 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=28499#comment-156683 Hi darkstarcrashes
Is your comment adding any value to this post or should I treat it as spam?

]]> By: darkstarcrashes http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/04/14/guardian-25296-by-araucaria/#comment-156679 darkstarcrashes Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:45:24 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=28499#comment-156679 Good to see that the Grauniad xword is a haunt for flower tidiers. As Aoxomoxoa and I discuss from time to time it’s quite amazing how often Dead references can be found in the clues.

]]> By: Ian http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/04/14/guardian-25296-by-araucaria/#comment-156640 Ian Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:56:18 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=28499#comment-156640 Thanks slipstream #45

Sugar Magnolia. Bliss

Incidentally Derek, I saw them at Hollywood……………….. Staffordshire (1970)

]]> By: yedrom http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/04/14/guardian-25296-by-araucaria/#comment-156636 yedrom Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:47:50 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=28499#comment-156636 Robi @30 A very good effort I thought, I’ve been looking for years for the original Greek alphhabet. It all started in the letters section and must have amused lots of people for a good month.

]]> By: slipstream http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/04/14/guardian-25296-by-araucaria/#comment-156605 slipstream Fri, 15 Apr 2011 07:02:58 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=28499#comment-156605 She can dance a Cajun rhythm, jump like a Willys in four wheel drive.

For Ian.

]]> By: Derek Lazenby http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/04/14/guardian-25296-by-araucaria/#comment-156596 Derek Lazenby Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:57:22 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=28499#comment-156596 Yeah, Wigan. You know what it was like, your mates say Manchester, so you get in the car just outsdide London, and eventually you arrived somewhere not noticing too many of the details!

]]> By: Scarpia http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/04/14/guardian-25296-by-araucaria/#comment-156595 Scarpia Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:47:38 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=28499#comment-156595 Thanks PeterO.
I found this difficult but very satisfying to complete.Due to my ignorance of the Shelley poem I was unable to finish until I got home to my reference books and a quick check in the ODQ confirmed a few of my guesses and led the way to the last couple of missing entries.
I love this type of puzzle,where the research needed to complete can lead on to many wonderful things.
Thanks Araucaria!

]]> By: t'n't http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/04/14/guardian-25296-by-araucaria/#comment-156593 t'n't Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:19:56 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=28499#comment-156593 Fair comment, Gaufrid. Guess we were frustrated because we weren’t up to the challenge! We found 7dn, 18,5ac, 23ac, and 6dn too obscure even after we had decided on the solution. Hope we haven’t caused offence :)

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