Comments on: Independent on Sunday 1106, by Glowworm

By: Glow-worm

Glow-worm — Mon, 02 May 2011 16:21:44 +0000

Many thanks for your comments — Quixote is a respected and hard act to follow, but I’m glad you enjoyed a different experience!

Not just “a dictionary”, Caretman, but Collins (our editor’s preferred source), Chambers, Oxford et al all give both verb and noun for RETHINK….

Best wishes to all

Glow-worm

By: TokyoColin

TokyoColin — Mon, 02 May 2011 04:46:42 +0000

Interesting (caretman@2). I have only heard RETHINK used as a noun. “We’ve had a rethink”, “after a rethink” etc. The verb form would be “think again”, or “have a rethink”. Maybe Glowworm listens to the same people…

By: caretman

caretman — Sun, 01 May 2011 19:39:53 +0000

Thanks, Jetdoc, I agree that this was a more challenging Sunday than the last few. I agree with a couple of your quibbles, and add one for 16 ac, where the definition gives a noun while the solution is a verb. Granted, English turns verbs into nouns all the time (as well as the reverse) and there’s probably a dictionary that gives RETHINK as a noun, but it doesn’t mean I have to like it. (Fuddyduddy, me? Never!)

But there were some good clues here. I particularly liked 19 ac and 27 ac, and I enjoyed the exposure to a new setter; every setter seems to approach the art of cluing from different directions and thus keep us on our toes. So thanks, Glowworm.

By: flashling

flashling — Sun, 01 May 2011 16:09:23 +0000

Yes Jetdoc, surprising how the new setters make Sundays more challenging, not to decry Quixote but with the different styles it makes it trickier to do the blog. Agree with the reservation about 5ac.