Comments on: Guardian Cryptic N° 25,709 by Paul http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/08/08/guardian-cryptic-n-25709-by-paul/ Never knowingly undersolved. Thu, 23 May 2013 19:34:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Vin http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/08/08/guardian-cryptic-n-25709-by-paul/#comment-200842 Vin Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:19:42 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=47472#comment-200842 I entertained the idea of a Kenneth Williams line in 4, but “Infamy!” was all I could think of, and that didn’t fit the crossing letters. I’m kicking myself now, of course. And I, too, was fixated on “Bogart” for 11, and had to cheat.

]]> By: Paul B http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/08/08/guardian-cryptic-n-25709-by-paul/#comment-200497 Paul B Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:00:36 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=47472#comment-200497 Oh, I don’t think it was that.

]]> By: RCWhiting http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/08/08/guardian-cryptic-n-25709-by-paul/#comment-200441 RCWhiting Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:42:28 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=47472#comment-200441 Is copying my misspelling plagiarism?

]]> By: Paul B http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/08/08/guardian-cryptic-n-25709-by-paul/#comment-200415 Paul B Thu, 09 Aug 2012 07:00:11 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=47472#comment-200415 One hell of a coincidence that, I’d say.

]]> By: rhotician http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/08/08/guardian-cryptic-n-25709-by-paul/#comment-200406 rhotician Thu, 09 Aug 2012 01:32:59 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=47472#comment-200406 By the way, “incidently” should be “incidentally”.

]]> By: rhotician http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/08/08/guardian-cryptic-n-25709-by-paul/#comment-200405 rhotician Thu, 09 Aug 2012 01:25:35 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=47472#comment-200405 RCW, got me again. Your anagrind, ‘annoying’, is nicely apt.

Incidently, when I described the clue as “seriously” flawed I wasn’t being serious. A case of hyperbole, the opposite of understatement. Seriously silly? An oxymoron.

]]> By: RCWhiting http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/08/08/guardian-cryptic-n-25709-by-paul/#comment-200383 RCWhiting Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:10:27 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=47472#comment-200383 Incidently, www is a very unfortunate ‘choice’ for such a widely used abreviation.
Every letter in the alphabet has one syllable except w which has three.

]]> By: Davy http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/08/08/guardian-cryptic-n-25709-by-paul/#comment-200382 Davy Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:06:12 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=47472#comment-200382 Thanks Peter,

Tremendous fun from Paul who was in great form today (litotes nowithstanding). Clue of the day ?. Definitely MATRON
and there is no doubt whatsoever that he is referring to Kenneth Williams. Also liked VERBOSITY, LAPSED, CIRCA,
LITOTES (dare I say it) and NEW YORK TIMES. I was fooled by Mozart and put Bogart ie zero grammes within bart which
I thought was maybe a location where bartering took place. Such a place wouldn’t be called a store though, would it !.
From bart to mart should have been an easy step but I didn’t see it. Thanks for all the fun Paul.

]]> By: RCWhiting http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/08/08/guardian-cryptic-n-25709-by-paul/#comment-200379 RCWhiting Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:59:27 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=47472#comment-200379 (title so)* rho

]]> By: Martin P http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/08/08/guardian-cryptic-n-25709-by-paul/#comment-200376 Martin P Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:26:58 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=47472#comment-200376 Litotes?

What are the two secrets of good comedy?

First: always leave your audience wanting more.

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