Comments on: Guardian 25,576 – Qaos

By: Fallowfield

Fallowfield — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:02:01 +0000

“all savages” in 9d – surprising that Suarez didn’t make an appearance.

By: Paul B

Paul B — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:35:24 +0000

Poor woman.

By: RCWhiting

RCWhiting — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:11:38 +0000

Paul B
Is that Lynne?

By: Paul B

Paul B — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:57:01 +0000

Is self-restraint a CD for TRUSS?

By: RCWhiting

RCWhiting — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:00:07 +0000

Rosmarinus
Thanks for the self-restraint.

By: Gervase

Gervase — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:51:25 +0000

Thanks, UY and Qaos.

Came to this late today, and had a touch of 11a when I looked at 1a and couldn’t make any sense of it. (It was my last entry; like others, I flirted with PAISLEE but checked in Chambers. to find that the pattern is also a cloth bearing the same). 5a restored my equilibrium.

Enjoyed the puzzle, with its mixture of clues of different accessibility – some very neat, some pleasantly scruffy. 10a is great, but would have been better reserved for a crossword with a 1d, as William said.

Missed the theme entirely, despite being a (third generation, though armchair) Liverpool FC supporter. But that’s nothing new – I almost always miss hidden themes and Ninas. Difficult to see the wood when you are staring hard at individual trees.

By: Rosmarinus

Rosmarinus — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:01:54 +0000

I have never seen OSMOSED as a verb either. Incidently, osmosis is not the same as diffusion. However, I do not have the time ( or energy!) to explain the difference. Anyone interested can always google it. What did we do without it?
An enjoyable crossword on the whole though. Thanks Qaos, I look forward to your next one.

By: tupu

tupu — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:32:07 +0000

Hi Qaos
Once again many thanks! Much appreciated.

By: Qaos

Qaos — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:18:05 +0000

Sure. I intended the homophone indicator to be “out loud” rather than just “loud”. So “cried” out loud, rather than “cried out” loud.

Hope that helps.

Qaos

By: tupu

tupu — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:10:35 +0000

Hi Qaos

Many thanks. That was how I understood it and I tried to make the point indirectly by reference to a euphemism – flippin(g) for effing – rather than directly by reference to annoyance which I concede is much clearer.

BTW, if you have time, am I right @ 31 re ‘loud’?