Comments on: Azed 2072/taken abaft

By: RCWhiting

RCWhiting — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:39:14 +0000

Yes,my error. I was looking in my 10th ed.
I have now found it in my 11th.
Still hoping for a new one!

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:14:07 +0000

Re comment #6, yes, I was looking at the latest (2011) 12th edition – however in my 11th edition (2008) it is also there (on exactly the same page 1368)! Don’t fully understand the reference to ‘numbered entries’ – my reference to 5th was just counting down the individual entries under ‘S’ to make it easier to find, I had hoped…

By: RCWhiting

RCWhiting — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:44:18 +0000

Thanks nm.
Mine is 2008 and 1368 is in ‘R’.
Also there are no numbered entries for ‘s’or ‘S’.
You must have the 2011 ed., which seems to have made a lot of changes.
Maybe one of my daughters will come good for my birthday.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:57:21 +0000

It’s there all right – in 5th entry (S) on p 1368.

By: RCWhiting

RCWhiting — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:09:16 +0000

Thanks all
I thought the lower half was comparatively easy but I struggled a bit with the NE corner.
I cannot find any reference in Chambers to s = succeeded (9d).

By: Norman Hall

Norman Hall — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:02:28 +0000

27 down Cryptic
I couldn’t see why ‘start of lunch’ was ‘EL’, which is now obvious from the blog.
ESS for ‘S’ and SEE for ‘C’ don’t catch me out.

So I thought perhaps it was TO + W + EL[EVENSES], having read that lunch used to mean a light meal at any time of day (Chambers), with a question mark because it is no longer used that way.

By: ilancaron

ilancaron — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 05:38:40 +0000

matthew: of course you’re right — i was a bit hasty — “in advance” is part of the cryptic grammar indeed.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 01:11:38 +0000

Thanks for the blog, ilancaron.

Even though Panama could be part of the definition in 1ac, I think we need PA=Panama with ‘in advance’ indicating the next part comes first.