Comments on: Independent 8071 by Radian http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/08/27/independent-8071-by-radian/ Never knowingly undersolved. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:42:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Dormouse http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/08/27/independent-8071-by-radian/#comment-203576 Dormouse Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:25:57 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=48098#comment-203576 Oh, I still am, although the 1812 Overture is no longer my favourite work. :-)

]]> By: Tees http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/08/27/independent-8071-by-radian/#comment-203511 Tees Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:32:24 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=48098#comment-203511 What stopped you (being a fan of Tchaikovsky)?

]]> By: Dormouse http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/08/27/independent-8071-by-radian/#comment-203498 Dormouse Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:15:50 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=48098#comment-203498 Sitting in the lobby of my hotel in Chicago solving this. Wi-fi is free in the lobby, costs in the rooms!

Once I started and spotted the theme, I had to continue, but jet-lag meant I did cheat a bit. The war is still very well known here and in Canada – here because the US beat the British, and in Canada because they beat the US, all very confusing.

3dn, I guessed the answer, but couldn’t see why. I mean, I knew it was a homophone of “oui, oui” but I assumed there must be a yellow flower of the plant variety called a “wee-wee”. D’oh! Again I blame jetlag.

14ac was the first in for me. I was a fan of the Tchaikovsky from a very early age.

]]> By: flashling http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/08/27/independent-8071-by-radian/#comment-203478 flashling Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:17:18 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=48098#comment-203478 Thanks Radian/NMS didn’t start till late but loved this, after the inital confusion it fell nicely with some great clues.

]]> By: Kathryn's Dad http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/08/27/independent-8071-by-radian/#comment-203468 Kathryn's Dad Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:59:02 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=48098#comment-203468 A pleasing diversion for a wet Bank Holiday Monday – found it toughish with all the interlinked clues, but it fell out in the end. Several which I couldn’t parse, so thanks for those; I’m not a big expert on the themed material, but it was clued clearly enough.

Thanks to Radian and to nms.

]]> By: Tees http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/08/27/independent-8071-by-radian/#comment-203452 Tees Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:44:15 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=48098#comment-203452 If it ain’t broke, why mend it? I don’t think this excellent puzzle needs any alteration.

]]> By: allan_c http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/08/27/independent-8071-by-radian/#comment-203448 allan_c Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:31:07 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=48098#comment-203448 Yes, good fun as sidey says. It seemed to have several aspects of the theme, not all specifically linked in the clues; maybe that would have made it too hard. For example 19 might have referenced 7, 18/12, or 14.

Regarding 17 I wonder if Radian was hoping to include ‘stars’ (or ‘stars and’) somewhere but couldn’t fit it in.

Thanks to setter and blogger for a pleasant Bank Holiday diversion.

]]> By: crypticsue http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/08/27/independent-8071-by-radian/#comment-203438 crypticsue Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:35:12 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=48098#comment-203438 I struggled with this one, not helped by having put the French word into 3d. I did like the `1812 references. Thanks to both Radian and nms

]]> By: sidey http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/08/27/independent-8071-by-radian/#comment-203436 sidey Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:02:00 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=48098#comment-203436 Interesting and rather good fun. Thanks nms and Radian. Took ages to realise how ‘happily’ worked as an anagrind.

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