Comments on: Financial Times 13797 Jason

By: grandpuzzler

grandpuzzler — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:16:33 +0000

Thanks, scchua, for the confirmation. I did know Colman and Granger but I didn’t know Anthony Hope by name or picture.

Later…

By: scchua

scchua — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:58:12 +0000

You’re right grandpuzzler, and so was Jan, I believe.

Only after publication did I realise I had 2 authors and 4 actors of 4 nationalities. Did you get Anthony Hope, Ronald Colman (American), and Stewart Granger (English) who acted as the hero in 2 movie versions of Hope’s Prisoner of Zenda?

By: grandpuzzler

grandpuzzler — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:36:02 +0000

Thanks scchua. I’ll take a stab at 10ac LARGO. Ian Fleming was author of Thunderball which includes Adolfo Celli as the villain Emilio Largo and Never Say Never Again which includes Klaus Maria Brandauer as the villain Maximilian Largo.

Cheers…

By: Rishi

Rishi — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:54:44 +0000

I am so glad to see Richard’s comment above on SHOTGUN WEDDING/MARRIAGE.

I am not a native speaker of English and, though this language is widely used in India, I don’t think there is any chance of my using the matrimonial phrase in conversation with someone. One might come across it in society magazines.

I have always thought that it should be SHOTGUN WEDDING. Marriage is something that man and woman have to work on.

In India, the invitation to a holy union is often labelled ‘marriage invitation’. I have always wondered whether it was quite correct.

By: Abu Amaal

Abu Amaal — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:13:37 +0000

Another CROAT here, which I held on to for a while against mounting evidence.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:30:47 +0000

Surely the expression is “Shotgun Wedding” not Marriage. Once the wedding is over the shotgun can be put away.

By: scchua

scchua — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:00:17 +0000

Hi Jan, I’ve opened the blog repeatedly, and the illustrations for “biped” are showing each time. I can’t say why it’s 26A-ing in your case.

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:55:41 +0000

10a – I’ve just done a bit of firkling – James Bond not John Huston.

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:44:53 +0000

Thanks, sschua, particularly for the explanation of SADDEN (I couldn’t explain that at all) and the ‘oily sea foam’.

With 20a, at first I thought the jungle must be the Amazon and wondered how the ON became ED.

I also first entered CROAT at 13a.

Pics … I don’t know the first face for 10a and I can’t remember the names of the other 2 although I recognise them – film actors. Has Key Largo something to do with them? No probs with the second set.

Your bipeds are hiding.