Comments on: Independent 7686 by Nimrod (Saturday Prize Puzzle 4 June 2011)

By: mc_rapper67

mc_rapper67 — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:02:07 +0000

Thomas at #7 – Ah…good point! There was one in my head, in the middle of a campsite field in Dorset, with no internet or Halliwells handy!…

Mustyx at #3 – Good spot on the ‘Bush’ type of stereo – a little before my time, maybe (;+>)

By: Thomas99

Thomas99 — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 21:25:23 +0000

There isn’t a Bond film called Never Say Die, is there??

By: Paul B

Paul B — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:15:36 +0000

See your point, but it’s not a hard and fast rule. You can have more than one set of indication plus your def if the mood takes you, and why just double define where more will do?

Fierce lambs went down hill (4)

By: Mustyx

Mustyx — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 16:20:47 +0000

Glad you agree, Allan. But that means the anagram part of the clue is superfluous. “Too readily categorise Bush, perhaps? ” would be enough.

By: Allan_C

Allan_C — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:25:11 +0000

Well spotted, Mustyx!

By: Mustyx

Mustyx — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:08:09 +0000

15ac. I can only think that ‘Bush’ was a TYPE of STEREO (record player). A very old brand name now!

By: sidey

sidey — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 10:51:29 +0000

Thank you for the original grid Mr_Rapper.

By: Allan_C

Allan_C — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 10:08:00 +0000

Some of us had a preview of this puzzle at the Midlands Sloggers & Betters in January (and were informed it would appear later in the year) so I was expecting it to turn up on Derby day. But even knowing the theme and having previously solved it I had forgotten a lot of the answers and had to work them out afresh. So thanks, Nimrod, for a “double helping”; and mc_rapper67 for the blog.