Comments on: Independent on Sunday 1134: Glowworm

By: Paul B

Paul B — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:19:08 +0000

That’s what they call me …

By: jetdoc

jetdoc — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:29:12 +0000

Yes, thanks for that, Dorothy. New one on me too.

My spell-checker did not recognise ‘volte-face’. offering ‘vole-face’ as the best alternative.

By: Allan_C

Allan_C — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:17:35 +0000

Yes, a quick solve. Thanks, DorothyS, for explaining the Rumpole reference, it was lost on me.

Nicely misleading clue to 11a, where either ‘return’ or ‘volte-face’ could have been the reversal indicator on first reading.

By: jetdoc

jetdoc — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:54:17 +0000

Thanks for spotting that bit of carelessness, Stella. I have now corrected it.

By: DorothyS

DorothyS — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:26:55 +0000

The only place I’d ever come across ‘Vim’ was in the Rumpole stories (it isn’t sold in the US, apparently), and it was a small recurring theme there. As Wikipedia’s Vim entry says, “Vim is often referred to in John Mortimer’s Rumpole of the Bailey series as an example of the extravagant purchases made by his wife, referred to as “She Who Must Be Obeyed”.” Rumpole fan that I am, I’d plump for that clue as my favorite.

By: Stella Heath

Stella Heath — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:53:02 +0000

Thanls Jetdoc, a quick solve as you say, though I didn’t know the military meaning of DIXIE.

In 3d you’ve omitted LAND = “country”, and I read it as S + (LAND + ER = Queen) around (without) ER = “hesitation”.

Can’t help with Rumpole, I’m afraid.