Comments on: IoS 1,152/Crosophile

By: Crosophile

Crosophile — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:18:15 +0000

Thanks, Ali, and for other comments.
Clue for CROW’S NEST was an &lit:

I’m high on waves taking in nothing to most directions

CREST = high [noun] on waves
about O+WSN

Whole clue is [a sort of] definition.

By: scchua

scchua — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:37:44 +0000

Thanks Ali, and Crosophile.

Favourites were PENKNIFE, HANDKERCHIEF and COMEDIAN. Completed it and parsed as setter intended, but nagging question as to:
15D CROW’S NEST: “crest” doesn’t seem to be compatible with “waves”, neither as a noun nor a verb (in any case, as a noun, crest is the top of a wave, not the whole wave).
And in INSIGNIA, I guess A=advanced as in A-level exams?

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:03:00 +0000

Yes, this was very good, thanks Crosophile and Ali. Favourite clue PENKNIFE.

By: Wanderer

Wanderer — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:10:40 +0000

Thoroughly enjoyed this. Big ticks for SHOELACES and the three metals in PENKNIFE.

Held myself up by entering NIPPER instead of PRISON for a while. My thinking was NIP as a verb may be a synonym for NICK as a verb, + PERt for mostly demure, def child. But pert seems to be the opposite of demure, so no wonder I couldn’t make it work…

I puzzled over RHODODENDRON as (DODDER+tHORNs)* doesn’t have enough letters. I think it needs ‘beside’ to give the final ON.

Many thanks to Ali and Crosophile.

By: Gaufrid

Gaufrid — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 11:53:02 +0000

Thanks Ali
27ac is N[o]T (not on vacation) I E[xpected] in SENT (transported)

15dn is CROWS NEST – CREST (waves) around O (nothing) WSN (most directions)