Comments on: Guardian 25,545 – Orlando http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/01/30/guardian-25545-orlando/ Never knowingly undersolved. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:45:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: MikeC http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/01/30/guardian-25545-orlando/#comment-181330 MikeC Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:04:02 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=39893#comment-181330 Matt@27
. . . and a little vin rouge! Used to be a treat occasionally when we were cycle-camping in France, some years back.

]]> By: Matt.vantage http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/01/30/guardian-25545-orlando/#comment-181295 Matt.vantage Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:55:11 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=39893#comment-181295 Oh dear, I found this to be tough going, but I can certainly appreciate the quality of the cluing!

I was introduced to rillettes by a mate of mine from Paris last summer, and while it looks like a Pedigree Chum product, it’s magical with some crusty bread and cornichons.

]]> By: Paul B http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/01/30/guardian-25545-orlando/#comment-181294 Paul B Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:07:10 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=39893#comment-181294 Yes D, I see what you mean. Check ‘em out, folks:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rillettes

]]> By: Derek Lazenby http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/01/30/guardian-25545-orlando/#comment-181288 Derek Lazenby Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:20:02 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=39893#comment-181288 Too tough for me, but I nearly got there with heavy gadgeting.

I couldn’t quite see TIP=LIST, as I thought that as verbs one is transitive and the other not.

And as for RILLETTES, Mum never got beyond Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pud, so that was definitely a gadget job. Having looked it up in Wiki, well maybe the picture isn’t the best, but it looks like something I see in dog food tins, so I’m not convinced I’ve missed anything.

]]> By: NeilW http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/01/30/guardian-25545-orlando/#comment-181286 NeilW Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:38:50 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=39893#comment-181286 Gervase, me too, born a sort of Liverpudlian. (In my case, the Wirral.) That’s why I remembered the last time I’d seen this “policeman.” I was mortified not to recognise the reference so it stuck in my mind.

]]> By: Chris http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/01/30/guardian-25545-orlando/#comment-181285 Chris Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:31:25 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=39893#comment-181285 Was it last week someone asked if we could lay to rest the “gentle start to the week” cliche? I don’t think we’ll see it today!

Tipstaff, Rillettes and Peculation were new to me, and I didn’t know Distemper and Lights in the senses here (as paint and lungs). Still, thanks to Orlando for wordplay that enabled me to get them (and learn something in the process).

Unfortunately a few in the SE corner defeated me in the end…

]]> By: Eileen http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/01/30/guardian-25545-orlando/#comment-181283 Eileen Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:18:13 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=39893#comment-181283 Seeing Orlando’s name on a puzzle puts a smile on my face before I even start it. I think he does get due credit here, as today’s comments show – but I agree about more appearances in the Guardian!

]]> By: Paul B http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/01/30/guardian-25545-orlando/#comment-181281 Paul B Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:09:38 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=39893#comment-181281 Yes, I see you dig him. But, with excellent technique and strong ideas, I think he’s due more credit – not to mention appearances in The G – than he gets.

]]> By: Gervase http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/01/30/guardian-25545-orlando/#comment-181280 Gervase Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:49:56 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=39893#comment-181280 Robi @18: I’m both a scientist and a Liverpudlian – although I’ve never come across ‘busy’ or ‘bizzie’ as ‘policeman’ (they were always ‘rozzer’ to me), it was fairly obvious from the word play, and the lack of many alternatives for B-S-B-D-! And I think Orlando’s clue has the edge in surface smoothness. But it would certainly be nice to see the odd lanthanide pop up now and then.

Paul B @19: Orlando underrated? Never by me. Always welcome for his good clues.

]]> By: Paul B http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/01/30/guardian-25545-orlando/#comment-181274 Paul B Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:39:16 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=39893#comment-181274 I suppose, if stealing butter, I might try to conceal it in my car boot. Or my storage box. You plan these things, but there’s always something unexpected to consider.

Excellent puzzle by the vastly underrated Orlando, a nice change, and a great start to the week (sorry about the cliche there). (And the lack of an accent.)

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