Comments on: Guardian 25,302 – Chifonie http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/04/21/guardian-25302-chifonie/ Never knowingly undersolved. Fri, 24 May 2013 16:34:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Roger http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/04/21/guardian-25302-chifonie/#comment-157172 Roger Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:43:21 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=28732#comment-157172 Hi Andvari. I believe ‘s’ is the abbreviation for ‘succeeded’ in the sense of succeeding to a title, position or property … probably used in family histories and legal/other documents. Has been found lurking in Crosswordland on a number of occasions !

]]> By: Andvari http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/04/21/guardian-25302-chifonie/#comment-157150 Andvari Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:08:05 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=28732#comment-157150 Wanderer@11: I’m glad I’m not the only one who read it like that initially! I too saw it as an anagram of around losing u to give radon but didn’t understand why.

It was nice to have a not so tough one today as the heat made it difficult to concentrate for me.

9ac was easy but still liked the clue, as with 4d though needed crossing letters for it. Only real gripe was succeeded = s which I can’t rationalise.

]]> By: Carrots http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/04/21/guardian-25302-chifonie/#comment-157147 Carrots Thu, 21 Apr 2011 22:06:33 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=28732#comment-157147 An enjoyable enough solve, but one with some question marks:

S=succeed (?)
Well=shaft (?)
Tutor`s=tutor (?)
Finis (English ?)
Sat=met (?)

Not quite the sublime offering from Chifonie, but by no means ridiculous.

]]> By: Steve http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/04/21/guardian-25302-chifonie/#comment-157146 Steve Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:40:55 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=28732#comment-157146 As K’s Dad pointed out, this was enjoyed by relative newcomers such as myself. Despite sensing that it was pretty straightforward, it was good to actually finish it – second one! Having had no luck at all with the last few crosswords in the G this was a welcome break from feeling totally lost :-)

]]> By: claire http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/04/21/guardian-25302-chifonie/#comment-157143 claire Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:52:39 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=28732#comment-157143 I always come late to the ball! No choice, sadly.

Anyway….to chas at 14 – I read 14a as ‘dropping key in’ which would mean adding it to the ravine (gorge) and therefore quite acceptable. I do find the use of ‘key’ as an indicator to any letter from A – G a bit irritating though. Don’t quite know why.

All in all a very easy one – looking forward to the weekend and a bit more of a challenge, I hope

]]> By: Kathryn's Dad http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/04/21/guardian-25302-chifonie/#comment-157141 Kathryn's Dad Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:39:03 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=28732#comment-157141 Bon courage, bamberger! Keep at it an come back here to tell us on that day, that day.

]]> By: bamberger http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/04/21/guardian-25302-chifonie/#comment-157139 bamberger Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:21:41 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=28732#comment-157139 After a few months of solving I have managed a Telegraph, Times and FT without aids but never an Indie or Grauniad. In fact while I’ve got close with a Grauniad, I’ve never even got close with an Indie. Despite the comments at 2,16 & 18, I regret that I got no more than half out -not helped by failing with the anagrams at 9 & 13a. One day, one day.

]]> By: chas http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/04/21/guardian-25302-chifonie/#comment-157124 chas Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:21:59 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=28732#comment-157124 I believe the paper was not published on Good Friday – but I may have misremembered.

]]> By: Swukker http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/04/21/guardian-25302-chifonie/#comment-157120 Swukker Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:05:58 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=28732#comment-157120 After yesterday’s brainbusting offering this was extremely easy with very few clues worthy of mention. All in all, a bit of a disdappointment.

]]> By: Dave Ellison http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/04/21/guardian-25302-chifonie/#comment-157113 Dave Ellison Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:41:25 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=28732#comment-157113 chas @ 14. An Araucaria, I would imagine. Didn’t the Easter puzzles used to come out on Good Fridays?

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