Comments on: Independent on Sunday 1114: Crosophile

By: Paul B

Paul B — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:00:12 +0000

The WEES could have been read simply as plurals. You went for the verb forms, probably because you like ‘doing’ words. (Sorry, but how could I not?)

I like the ‘I will go with’ start for the weehead &lit, the use of a misspelling with ‘(sic)’, this crossword, and your blog, all of which is great stuff.

Cheers
PB

By: jetdoc

jetdoc — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 10:20:24 +0000

Thanks, Ergonaut — I have corrected my careless typo.

By: scchua

scchua — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:51:19 +0000

Thanks Gaufrid…as uaual you’re spot on! All clear now especially my myopic reading of RH.

By: ergonaut

ergonaut — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 07:27:36 +0000

Thanks Jetdoc I like your blogging style it’s nice to have the clues quoted and the colour highlights are helpful. I think there’s a typo in 6d, this should be..
TIG (instead of TIN) = hints of tomato in garlic; in GREENS = cabbage
I agree with Gaufrid re: 25ac

By: Gaufrid

Gaufrid — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 07:10:43 +0000

Hi scchua
10ac Under ‘recur’ Chambers gives “to revert (archaic)” which, in turn, is defined as “to reverse”.

15ac Under ‘spoon’ Chambers has “To court, esp in a sentimental way”.

21ac Ore=seaweed is in Chambers.

25ac I read this as ‘Highness’ indicates ‘tall and ‘Royal’ gives ‘king’.

By: scchua

scchua — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 06:53:19 +0000

Thanks Jetdoc and Crosophile.

A pleasant puzzle, with some great clues, outstanding of which was the &lit 17D INEBRIATE. Other favourites were 13A WEEDS and 28A KHAKI.

Have some doubts though
10A: don’t see how “recurring” (ie. happening/showing again) could be a reversal indicator;
15A: I suppose SPOON could be stretched to mean “court”, though the former refers to a narrowly defined action in relation to what we normally take “court” to mean;
21A: After your explanation, I did find ORE=seaweed, but only in something called “A general book of Provincialisms”;
25A: “royal”=”TALL” also seems a stretch – I know it means something that is beyond the normal, eg. a royal pain, but eg. a royal tree, man, building, anything that is tall, would sound odd.