Comments on: Guardian 25,696 – Paul

By: brucew_aus

brucew_aus — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:08:01 +0000

Thanks Paul and Uncle Yap

Didn’t get to this one until today – for some funny reason I cannot print Paul crosswords from my work PC, so had to wait until I got home. Anyway, also found this one easier than normal with only a slight holdup with ZIP CODE and SCHMOOZE which was the last in. Did have to ponder between HEEL and HEED for a little while until the parse-able HEEL won out.

Thought that the two geographical clues – PORT SAID and GOMORRAH were the best, but did smile at 23.

By: madman

madman — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:43:49 +0000

Thanks to all for a good puzzle and the enlightenment about 19d, in particular. Got bogged down by it for a while where tried to wring the clue to solve out as ‘chlorine’ until the crossers eliminated this and, by a process of elimination, led to ‘schmooze’ – like tupu@7 I was only aware of this in a more limited sense. Most confess, knowing Paul’s previous puzzles, I also toyed with something related to ‘pubics’ for a time.

By: rhotician

rhotician — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:19:06 +0000

Paul B -I have to agree. Lightning and thunder, bit of a blunda.

By: Giovanna

Giovanna — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:26:54 +0000

Thanks, Paul and Uncle Yap.

Much fun, as usual with Paul with the odd bit of rudery here and there. Like others, I was hung up on the Gettysburg Address before the penny dropped.

Giovanna x

By: allan_c

allan_c — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:41:33 +0000

All fairly straightforward but I couldn’t parse some of the clues although the answers were obvious.
LARA was the last one in and I groaned when I got it – the original Lara originated in these parts and we’ve even got part of our inner ring road named after her. Favourite today, though, was ZIP CODE.

By: Paul B

Paul B — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:32:10 +0000

Bit of a raffle (and ticket) = ricket up the thread, but then he’s probably not from around these parts, is he. And nor am I.

I think I’ll go with whoever else likes 15 as the best one today, but a great puzzle from a great compiler. As for MUSH, well: I think it fair to say that old Bob Bunthorne’s work is much missed.

By: Trailman

Trailman — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:46:51 +0000

Well that was quite nice to come back to after a morning in the countryside.
At 23a I could see that STOOGE was hidden but couldn’t see how it fitted with ‘Curly’. I remembered the Three Stooges so took a punt. Surely, Paul wouldn’t pull out a 1950s comic troupe? In the same crossword as the (nearly) contemporary Lara Croft? Oh yes he can.

By: Robi

Robi — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:29:18 +0000

Easier than many of Paul’s offerings.

Thanks UY; I didn’t know about the Stooges and couldn’t parse MONTENEGRO.

By: William

William — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:15:19 +0000

Belter – thanks Uncle & Paul.

Failed on HEEL which I think is one of the weakest clues – well, I would, wouldn’t I?

I’ve reached the point where I love to see Paul’s name when I open the crozzie.

More please.

By: doughug

doughug — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:54:10 +0000

15a looked like a (reversed) tribute to the clue mentioned in “Pretty girl in crimson rose (8)”:

Amundsen’s forwarding address? (4)