Comments on: Guardian Quiptic 675 Nutmeg

By: crosser

crosser — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:11:20 +0000

Only just got round to this puzzle. Thanks scchua.
I agree with Derek @5 about the difficulty but I really loved the misdirection at 5d (silk underwear) and at 7d (office worker = tea lady)!

By: Derek Lazenby

Derek Lazenby — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:48:00 +0000

Well to someone who is closer to the target audience than most, I found this harder than Rufus, and that was rated by most as being hard for a Rufus. So a bit strong for a Quiptic.

By: scchua

scchua — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:22:00 +0000

You’re probably right, Jolly Swagman. I was perhaps trying too hard in reading more into the clue.
[[Robi, right as usual. #3 is furniture in the French Provincial style.]]

By: Robi

Robi — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:35:54 +0000

Largely good; thanks scchua – I did like LOVE LETTER, but not keen on LLANELLI.

[[#1 is the Big Dipper; alias Ursa Major
#2 is Pat Boone - LOVE LETTERs In The Sand
#3 is a French (PROVINCIAL?) dresser]]

By: JollySwagman

JollySwagman — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:13:04 +0000

Correction – it doesn’t quite work as a triple because briefs is plural and silk is singular – but the fact that it nearly does is still neat.

By: JollySwagman

JollySwagman — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:43:47 +0000

Very nice – thanks both.

Particularly liked 5d – I didn’t read it as a triple as “cases for silks” gives briefs without resorting to slang. The triple reading is good too which makes it even better.