Comments on: Guardian Prize 25,328 / Enigmatist http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/05/28/guardian-prize-25328-enigmatist/ Never knowingly undersolved. Thu, 23 May 2013 17:26:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: beermagnet http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/05/28/guardian-prize-25328-enigmatist/#comment-160552 beermagnet Sun, 05 Jun 2011 17:31:33 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=30005#comment-160552 Late here I know (back from hols) but while reconsidering this wonderful crossy I was reminded of the following and can’t resist putting up a link to it: The anagramtubemap

]]> By: Geoff Chapman http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/05/28/guardian-prize-25328-enigmatist/#comment-160503 Geoff Chapman Sat, 04 Jun 2011 08:25:02 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=30005#comment-160503 “I don’t know, Geoff.
Did I say that you should?”

I wish we would. Anything to rid us of the interminable ‘at the end of the day’.

]]> By: Sil van den Hoek http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/05/28/guardian-prize-25328-enigmatist/#comment-160484 Sil van den Hoek Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:50:15 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=30005#comment-160484 I don’t know, Geoff.
Did I say that you should?
Since I live in the UK, I have noticed that some (for the Dutch) foreign phrases/expressions that are familiar to the Dutch, are not that familiar over here.
‘Pro saldo’ is indeed one of them.
Another one is ‘beamer’.
A word that is commonly used in Holland for what the people here call a ‘data projector’.
Sounds English, doesn’t it?
Quite hilarious, methinks.

]]> By: Geoff Chapman http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/05/28/guardian-prize-25328-enigmatist/#comment-160444 Geoff Chapman Fri, 03 Jun 2011 07:59:34 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=30005#comment-160444 @ Sil

‘Pro Saldo’ – why on Earth would we use this phrase in the UK when we have the ubiquitous ‘at the end of the day’.

Wink.

]]> By: superkiwigirl http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/05/28/guardian-prize-25328-enigmatist/#comment-160125 superkiwigirl Mon, 30 May 2011 13:01:42 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=30005#comment-160125 Postscript

Having taken on board the helpful advice given (and ever mindful of the fact that one meddles with the second cornerstone of civilisation at one’s peril!) I decided to print off today’s Brendan and to do the puzzle armed simply with pen and paper. Not very green perhaps, but it removed the temptation to resort prematurely to wiki etc. or to use the “Check” button.

The result – well, of course, it took me quite a bit longer than I’ve been taking of late but was ultimately a more satisfying solve (luckily it wasn’t a stinker of a puzzle) so I’m going to continue with the experiment. I’m also going to invest in a pocket Chambers or something similar p.d.q. because it surely won’t be long before I find a much harder puzzle and the weak flesh in face of all that temptation …

Having the puzzles online is a great thing for people like me who can’t easily buy a daily paper, but I think that an “exclusively online solving experience” (even without recourse to the “Reveal” and “Cheat” buttons) brings a high risk of falling into bad habits, particularly if one is inclined to be a bit lazy anyway.

So now for today’s Indy (how long before my resolve is broken I wonder?)

]]> By: xeno http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/05/28/guardian-prize-25328-enigmatist/#comment-160095 xeno Mon, 30 May 2011 10:45:15 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=30005#comment-160095 Well this took me nine days on and off to complete and I still got one wrong . . .

I share the annoyance of some about the London-centricness. I think there would be some howls if the theme was Manchester tram stops, or bus routes in rural Norfolk.

Loved 14 across!

]]> By: Roger http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/05/28/guardian-prize-25328-enigmatist/#comment-160094 Roger Mon, 30 May 2011 10:38:51 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=30005#comment-160094 Carrots @44 … you’re right, of course. Silly me. ‘Life’ is obviously a diversion from these more important things.

Sil @46 … “To cut a long story short” … BH, how long was the original ! Sub-division into lots of little ones would go a long way to answering your final question, methinks ! (All said in good humour, you understand).

Hi Robi (again) … also did the kiwi-wiki thing (new dance craze ?) before putting my glasses on properly.

]]> By: superkiwigirl http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/05/28/guardian-prize-25328-enigmatist/#comment-160092 superkiwigirl Mon, 30 May 2011 10:25:35 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=30005#comment-160092 Hi Bryan,

Ouch!

I expect that was in the days when you let us have 22 players? But who was it that made it into the semifinals of the World Cup this year?

]]> By: Samuel http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/05/28/guardian-prize-25328-enigmatist/#comment-160091 Samuel Mon, 30 May 2011 09:52:30 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=30005#comment-160091 Despite some of the comments above, I enjoyed this. The presence of the word ‘stop’ in so many clues immediately made me think of the Underground, despite living 250 miles or so north of London. Great stuff by Enigmatist to fit all of the six-letter stations into the grid, and I see nothing wrong with a London-centric theme.

This puzzle also reminded me that my family and I have lived in both areas of Leeds that carry the names of tube stations – Oakwood and Shadwell. Now THAT would be an unfair subject for a puzzle!

]]> By: Bryan http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/05/28/guardian-prize-25328-enigmatist/#comment-160090 Bryan Mon, 30 May 2011 09:31:49 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=30005#comment-160090 Hi Superkiwigirl

Do you know what one English cricket team said after touring New Zealand?

They said that, if they were shipwrecked 50 yards off the coast of New Zealand, they would swim to Australia.

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