Comments on: Guardian Quiptic 612/Pan

By: Derek Lazenby

Derek Lazenby — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:10:14 +0000

Bit oververbose for one of these I thought, but generally OK.

Strangely, having been reared in the Leeds area, I’d never heard of parkin. I’d never heard of it ‘cos when Mum baked it, it was just called Cake, and little boys tend not to worry about about the names of cake, they just 3d it! However, I can assure grandpuzzler that a) wiki is right in this case, b) it tastes great (as many things do once cooked).

By: grandpuzzler

grandpuzzler — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:49:59 +0000

Thanks Pan and Pierre. Parkin was new to this Northwesterner (US not UK). I looked it up in Wikipedia and the ingredients didn’t appeal to me. However, as a wise man once said, “the Wiki is not always right.”

Cheers…

By: Stella Heath

Stella Heath — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:16:41 +0000

I doubt it, Pierre, but unfortunately my choice of TV is very much limited by what the US has to offer, and this sort of thing – like “being popular” – is a common theme

By: Pierre

Pierre — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:09:00 +0000

That’s a good suggestion, Robi at no 3; and Stella at no 4, you’ve obviously watched America’s Next Top Model more than I have.

By: Stella Heath

Stella Heath — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:35:14 +0000

Thanks Pierre and Pan.

I think if you take a portfolio as what aspiring models present to prospective agents/employers or whatever, a fake tan may or may not be advisable.

By: Robi

Robi — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:07:29 +0000

Thanks, Pan for an enjoyable Quiptic, which seemed to be at about the right level. I thought the clue for FIGUREHEAD was unnecessarily complicated, though.

Thanks, Pierre – I’m, of course, a moaning soft southerner who hasn’t heard of PARKIN; maybe you should try ‘maids-of-honour’ instead. I’m obviously not much of a foodie as I didn’t know SCOFF as a noun either – I’ll drink SAUTERNES instead.

Perhaps Pan should have a fashionable fake tan in sand instead.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 08:20:55 +0000

Thank you, Pierre. [I knew you wouldn't be able to resist the brass monkeys. ]

I agree with you about the level of difficulty and that the surface of 17ac is rather weak but I thought 6dn was a lovely one.

[You've left out a U [universal] in 12ac.]

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 08:11:34 +0000

Merci beaucoup Pierre and thank you Pan. This was a breeze but also enjoyable.

As to Pan’s identity, it’s all explained here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_(god)

Of course, the Wiki is not always right.

However, I sure wouldn’t like to tangle with him or her.