Comments on: Guardian 25,763 – Gordius http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/10/10/guardian-25763-gordius/ Never knowingly undersolved. Wed, 22 May 2013 16:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: rhotician http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/10/10/guardian-25763-gordius/#comment-208490 rhotician Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:45:12 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=49965#comment-208490 In 17d I took ‘articles of’ to be the anagram indicator. I don’t think it’s necessary for the definition, which is just ‘crap’.
As, some seem to think, is the entire clue.

]]> By: tupu http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/10/10/guardian-25763-gordius/#comment-208393 tupu Thu, 11 Oct 2012 07:16:52 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=49965#comment-208393 re 17d
I assumed ‘create’ was somehow, and not too successfully, trying to do double duty as indicator and fodder.

]]> By: vikki28 http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/10/10/guardian-25763-gordius/#comment-208376 vikki28 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:49:59 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=49965#comment-208376 Just echoing previous comments about not finding an anagram indicator for 17d. Thanks!

]]> By: William http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/10/10/guardian-25763-gordius/#comment-208337 William Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:48:51 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=49965#comment-208337 Andrew @25 – clever chap, many thanks.

]]> By: Sil van den Hoek http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/10/10/guardian-25763-gordius/#comment-208335 Sil van den Hoek Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:23:09 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=49965#comment-208335 Don’t see why anyone should be offended by the surface of 17d.
Don’t see an anagram indicator either.

]]> By: Martin P http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/10/10/guardian-25763-gordius/#comment-208317 Martin P Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:24:47 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=49965#comment-208317 Gordius generally sets much better puzzles than this, and I’ll continue to look forward to them.

I’ve usually heard “bone” to mean slang “rob” (as in fillet I suppose) rather than “steal”, but the light-fingered seem to reverse those meanings anyway…

]]> By: Robi http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/10/10/guardian-25763-gordius/#comment-208293 Robi Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:06:50 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=49965#comment-208293 Derek @28; re Erica, you better argue with Wiki (and Chambers.)

]]> By: Gaufrid http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/10/10/guardian-25763-gordius/#comment-208291 Gaufrid Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:06:30 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=49965#comment-208291 Hi Derek
Second def. in Chambers 12th Ed. under ‘heath’: “Any shrub of genus Erica, sometimes extended to Calluna (heather) and others of the family Ericaceae”. Second def. in Collins under heath: “heather, any low-growing evergreen ericaceous shrub of the Old World genus Erica and related genera, having small bell-shaped typically pink or purple flowers”. Second def. in Oxford On-line: “Erica and related genera, family Ericaceae: many species”.

]]> By: Derek Lazenby http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/10/10/guardian-25763-gordius/#comment-208278 Derek Lazenby Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:28:26 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=49965#comment-208278 ERICA = HEATH? About as accurate as PANSY = BED.

]]> By: Giovanna http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/10/10/guardian-25763-gordius/#comment-208258 Giovanna Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:27:17 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=49965#comment-208258 Thanks, Gordius and Andrew.

Cissy and Milksop evoked another less PC era. I liked snails pace and andante.

Giovanna x

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