Comments on: Independent on Sunday 1127 18 September 2011/Nitsy

By: Pierre

Pierre — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:03:28 +0000

Thanks for the correction, Stella. I’d never get a job proof-reading, would I?

That might be a good call for NINE DAYS’ WONDER. A brief flirt online when I was doing the blog suggested my link, but it’s perhaps one of those phrases where the origin is uncertain.

By: Stella Heath

Stella Heath — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:51:07 +0000

Thanks Pierre for your double effort.

At 17ac, you have “‘Nuts’ is the anagram” rather than “anagrind”

Re 5d, I always thought the phrase came from the story of Lady Jane Grey

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:10:29 +0000

Sorry, did not notice the 13A query first time around. I agree that element = respect = part of something as flashling says.

By: flashling

flashling — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:06:37 +0000

Best I can come up with for 13a is …
In that respect = in that part = in that element of it.

I couldn’t see it last week either…

By: Pierre

Pierre — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:53:04 +0000

Thanks, chaps. Any notion on 13ac?

By: flashling

flashling — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:42:17 +0000

Re 1ac I believe hand grenades are referred to as eggs, that’s how I saw it anyway. Welcome to the IOS blog Pierre.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 09:10:22 +0000

Thanks, Pierre, and Nitsy. Re 1A, I think you are right whisk = bomb = move fast. The other part, I think, is that ‘egg’ is a slang word for a bomb or mine. Enjoyable puzzle, on the easy side.

By: Pierre

Pierre — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 07:10:41 +0000

Thanks, Rishi. I’m kicking myself, because I’ve seen this before.

By: Rishi

Rishi — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:24:14 +0000

Re 8d

I think the clue-writer is suggesting that this is a four-letter word – by mere letter-count.