Comments on: Independent 7,793/Klingsor

By: Paul B

Paul B — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:31:50 +0000

Something to do with T)orre(s and line, I’d say.

By: Klingsor

Klingsor — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:34:52 +0000

Good morning all and thanks for the nice comments. I can confirm that 20 across was a simple cryptic definition. ORRERY is hard to clue as it’s hard to link its definition with wordplay in a convincing way (at least that’s my experience) so a CD seemed appropriate. If I have to do it again I may well try to develop Sidey’s idea! (Having trouble getting this to post, please delete duplications!)

By: sidey

sidey — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:26:18 +0000

I wasn’t being terribly serious flashling…

By: flashling

flashling — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:30:22 +0000

Sidey I think you’re doing too many Azeds and Beelzebubs Perhaps Klingsor can czech in and enlighten us if there is more to this.

By: sidey

sidey — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:19:28 +0000

Re is an alternative spelling of Ra the Egyptian sun god in ORRY a variant of ORRA.

And if that’s what was intended then I’m giving up crosswords.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:55:34 +0000

Hi flashling

“this approaches clue of the year!”

Please tell!

By: flashling

flashling — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:48:55 +0000

@Eileen #13 Fairly sure it’s just a deliberate mislead as Supermodels are said to have heavenly bodies…
if there’s also wordplay then this approaches clue of the year!

By: Eileen

Eileen — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:27:24 +0000

Thanks, Ali, for the blog, and Klingsor for a lovely puzzle, as always.

Rather late to the party but would like to add my favourites:

&lit 27ac and my double-ticked going-on-for-an &lit 9dn – brilliant!

I’d be really grateful for enlightenment re 20ac: I’d no problem with the definition – it went straight in [and thanks for the picture, K’s D – but, especially in view of the question mark, I think there might be more going on. Anybody?

By: ele

ele — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:21:59 +0000

Thanks PaulB and Wil for the elucidation – geography was never my strong point.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:41:35 +0000

And finally from me, just to thank you again for your blog, Ali, which I’ve just noticed you had a bit of help from Tinkerbell with … did she sprinkle some fairy dust over the clues to help you get started? (If I knew how to do smileys I’d put one here …)