Comments on: Independent no. 7742 by Radian

By: superkiwigirl

superkiwigirl — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:50:26 +0000

Many thanks for a most enjoyable puzzle, Radian – I’m not a scientist, but enjoyed the theme nevertheless (in fact, it was an indispensible aid to me in finishing the solve).

New words today were BIOTA and TAGALOG, and I had to read the blog to learn what a GAM is, and so understand the parsing of 11a.

I thought that there were plenty of great clues, and favorites included AVOCADO/GREEN, FLUSH and RUPEES (nothing wrong with a bit of good clean toilet humour from time to time).

Many thanks too, flashling for your blog – here in France we’re keeping everything crossed for a peaceful night in Blighty, and hoping that the “troubles” don’t make it across the Channel!

By: Radian

Radian — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:32:33 +0000

nmsindy: I didn’t think anyone would remember. If you wait long enough (pace Eimi) there might just be another one.

By: flashling

flashling — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:16:19 +0000

As a mathematician the idea of Radian not knowing his pi from his e is enough to tear up my degree(s)

By: caretman

caretman — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:16:01 +0000

Radian @11: Rats!

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:11:46 +0000

Tho Radian says he does not do numbers, I think I remember at least one Indy puzzle of his themed on putting numbers (in words) in the grid entries as part of a theme and it was very good.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:59:31 +0000

This was a difficult, but really thoughtful puzzle which I enjoyed a lot. I think if I hadn’t been engaged by the theme, I would have probably thrown in the towel, but when I got CLIMATE CHANGE I toughed it out and finished eventually. I thought FLUSH was funny, and liked BIOTA, FAUNAL and ECOSYSTEM from the themed clues. Strangely, TAGALOG was about my second or third in, but like caretman, I knew it from the language rather than the nationality.

The planet’s going to fry, stock markets are in freefall, and England’s turned anarchic. Good job we’ve got cryptics to keep us sane.

Thanks to Radian and keep safe, flashling.

By: flashling

flashling — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:45:57 +0000

OK Radian will look for you, seems odd with a name like Radian you don’t do numbers. You’d have all angles covered…

By: Radian

Radian — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:41:41 +0000

Guardian actually, Flashling. Thanks for asking.

By: Cumbrian

Cumbrian — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:39:48 +0000

Thanks Radian and Flashling.

A couple of new words to me in TAGALOG and BIOTA. I still don’t really get ISOTOPE as I don’t see how an isotope of an element can be described as a particle in itself, albeit having a different number of particles to the original element; there again, it was a long time since I was at school…….

I liked RUPEES, which would’ve raised a snigger at school (in my days, anyway), primarily because it was my biggest head-smacker when I finally twigged it. “Settler” as money – something you use to settle a debt. Of course! Duh – completely missed that. Ah well, onwards and upwards.

By: flashling

flashling — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:14:13 +0000

So FT tomorrow Radian?