Comments on: Independent 7982 / Glueball

By: Glueball

Glueball — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:07:36 +0000

Oh man I was rained on. Was I rained on. And all hail. And a themed triple pangram? That may have to wait, though why not.

Thank you Tramp, you’re a talented and a really groovy guy, and I appreciate your comment. I look forward to the 31st!

By: flashling

flashling — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:16:56 +0000

Cor lots of new commenters, very welcome – the more opinions the better, thanks Tees, the lack of comments from yourself made me suspect your hand in this. Wot no quarks mesons? you could have surely made a triple pangram out of it too but kudos – twas nicely done.

Today’s thunderstorms took my internet connection out for hours, bah humbug.

By: Lancastrian Bluenose

Lancastrian Bluenose — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:48:57 +0000

i enjoyed this it extended my scientific knowledge !

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:15:38 +0000

Another de-lurker here who enjoyed the theme. Literature, music, mythology and sporting terms are all accepted sources for clues, so why not bring in a bit of science every now an again…

Solidary and Rosario seemed to me a whole lot more obscure than the themed answers anyway!

By: Fishbonealic

Fishbonealic — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:41:37 +0000

re 20a: Spend can be an amount too (eg, your ‘spend’ for your holiday).

By: Tramp

Tramp — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:49:06 +0000

Really liked this

By: Dormouse

Dormouse — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:35:36 +0000

Well, I have a degree in physics, so the themed clues turned out to be quite easy, but it’s supposed to be easy. That’s why they call it elementary particle physics, right.

That said, I entered “accuratest” for 9ac, based on the “best” in the clue. OK, so it’s probably not a word, but I convinced myself it was, and that meant I couldn’t get 6d.

And when I checked here, I suddenly noticed I’d missed 20d, and I don’t think I would have got that.

By: Bertandjoyce

Bertandjoyce — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:18:41 +0000

Thomas99@20 Our concern was with the definition spend = amount. Chambers gives spend as ‘the sum of money available’ which you could interpret as ‘amount’ but also we expect we were rating it according to the pleasure we had in solving it!

By: Thomas99

Thomas99 — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:03:25 +0000

MikeC (or Bertandjoyce)-
What’s the reservation about 20? With 18 I gather it’s that people think it’s obscure and needed more detail in the definition, but I can’t see what the objection to 20 could be.

By: MikeC

MikeC — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:53:45 +0000

Thanks B&J and Glueball/Tees. Found this one quite tough, but enjoyable – many excellent, ingenious clues. However, I do share the reservations about 18 and 20.