Comments on: IoS 1,156/Radian

By: Gayle Burkey

Gayle Burkey — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 06:04:47 +0000

American women are quite nice and pretty. Most american women are very educated and they might also be somewhat dominating over men ,,,".

By: sidey

sidey — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:19:26 +0000

It doesn’t seem to be available online…

By: scchua

scchua — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:55:14 +0000

Thanks Ali and Radian.
A well-constructed thematic, with many related clues. An enjoyable puzzle.
Off-topic: Pity that strictly on-liners wouldn’t be able to savour it. Not to be critical of eimi/Independent, who would have their reasons, but it appears that it is harmless for date-related puzzles like this to be posted on-line one week later. I think most on-liners would be aware thar the actual publication date is 1 week ago, and make adjustment accordingly.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:31:25 +0000

Cracking themed puzzle – thanks, Radian, and Ali for the blog. I agree with the explanations above by Dormouse of 25A and 21D. I would add, in relation to 21D, that in 1912 the port was known as Queenstown. It reverted later to its original name Cove which was then put in the Irish Gaelic language, which has no letter V, with the H signifying that the B is pronounced that way. Everyone in Cobh will know though what you are talking about tho if you refer to it to COB H as one American lady described the place where she arrived on the liner.

By: Dormouse

Dormouse — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:54:26 +0000

I enjoyed this puzzle, and I solved it Sunday night when the Titanic stuff was fresh in the memory. Quickly got the theme.

I have 25ac as IMPRINT – MP + R(I)N IN IT.

21d is COBH, the Titanic’s last port of call in Ireland, pronounced “cove” I guess, so “bloke said”.

I googled the long phrase starting at 16ac and all the hits gave “alright” not “all right”. Some of them were actually “She was alright when she left here”. Apparently you can buy t-shirts with that slogan in Belfast.