Comments on: Guardian Cryptic 25563 Rufus http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/02/20/guardian-cryptic-25563-rufus/ Never knowingly undersolved. Sat, 18 May 2013 19:35:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Robi http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/02/20/guardian-cryptic-25563-rufus/#comment-183264 Robi Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:07:17 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=40766#comment-183264 Thanks, scchua; I was just about to post that answer……………

……..well, maybe not!

]]> By: Tata http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/02/20/guardian-cryptic-25563-rufus/#comment-183258 Tata Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:37:51 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=40766#comment-183258 Remind me not to try the quizzes again!Different league I’m afraid.

]]> By: grandpuzzler http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/02/20/guardian-cryptic-25563-rufus/#comment-183242 grandpuzzler Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:17:24 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=40766#comment-183242 I was just about to guess that.

Thanks for the entertainment Rufus and scchua.

Cheers…

]]> By: scchua http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/02/20/guardian-cryptic-25563-rufus/#comment-183240 scchua Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:26:49 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=40766#comment-183240 Hi all who tried the puzzle, and good morning (mine) from me.

Penn and Teller are magician-entertainers. Geena Davis, multi-talented and smart (she looks it in the picture too) is a member of Mensa. It was a Gannet airplane that crashed into the sea off Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) in March 1961 (chose that picture as the background of the sea gave an additional nautical reference). Gemini Crosswords is an organisation that syndicates crosswords to newspapers round the world. One of those papers is the Globe and Mail, Toronto, which has a weekday 13×13 and a Saturday 15×15 cryptic (also available online).

They all point to our magician-entertainer, Mensa member, aircrash survivor, compiler, via Gemini Crosswords, of Globe and Mail cryptics, and octogenarian setter of today’s puzzle. (I hope it was a fair enough trail and thanks for taking the time)

Thank you too, Rufus, for dropping by.

]]> By: Alan Moore http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/02/20/guardian-cryptic-25563-rufus/#comment-183238 Alan Moore Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:56:13 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=40766#comment-183238 Like PeterJohnN@4 I too had “Shard” instead of “Shred”. Unfortunately I don’t have his ability and so failed to get “Commerce”. I thoroughly enjoyed the puzzle even though (yet again) I’d failed to complete it.

]]> By: grandpuzzler http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/02/20/guardian-cryptic-25563-rufus/#comment-183235 grandpuzzler Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:19:28 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=40766#comment-183235 Miche @38. There is if you misspell it!

]]> By: stiofain http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/02/20/guardian-cryptic-25563-rufus/#comment-183234 stiofain Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:44:46 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=40766#comment-183234 pairs?
globe and mail
penn and teller
thelma and louise
gannet has double prop engine and 2 propellors
gemini = zodiac twins
many happy returns Rufus

]]> By: Miche http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/02/20/guardian-cryptic-25563-rufus/#comment-183232 Miche Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:52:47 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=40766#comment-183232 grandpuzzler @34 – I was thinking along similar lines, but there’s no G in Penn Jillette.

]]> By: Giovanna http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/02/20/guardian-cryptic-25563-rufus/#comment-183231 Giovanna Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:52:05 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=40766#comment-183231 Grandpuzzler @ 34, I hope this is correct as I really like your solution!

Giovanna x

]]> By: RCWhiting http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/02/20/guardian-cryptic-25563-rufus/#comment-183230 RCWhiting Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:15:57 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=40766#comment-183230 scchua @29
Because you are irreproachable,obviously.

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