Comments on: Guardian Cryptic N° 25,775 by Gordius http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/10/24/guardian-cryptic-n-25775-by-gordius/ Never knowingly undersolved. Wed, 22 May 2013 06:08:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: samui pete http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/10/24/guardian-cryptic-n-25775-by-gordius/#comment-211159 samui pete Thu, 25 Oct 2012 07:13:13 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=50560#comment-211159 Thanks. Very enjoyable.

]]> By: dan http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/10/24/guardian-cryptic-n-25775-by-gordius/#comment-211153 dan Thu, 25 Oct 2012 06:34:57 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=50560#comment-211153 Telepathy was lovely!

]]> By: tones http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/10/24/guardian-cryptic-n-25775-by-gordius/#comment-211076 tones Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:18:09 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=50560#comment-211076 Thanks for the blog, PeterO. I quite liked skin grafts and fool’s parsley.

PS Re: “Do you think this looks like parsley?”
Not really. Parsley has a larger nose and a much longer tail. :)

]]> By: Giovanna http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/10/24/guardian-cryptic-n-25775-by-gordius/#comment-210965 Giovanna Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:19:13 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=50560#comment-210965 Thanks, Gordius and PeterO – especially for the super illustrations.

Opiate was last in as I keep forgetting that drug reference.

Ascot produced a groan once I forgot about the cattle!

Good fun.

Giovanna x

]]> By: Ross http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/10/24/guardian-cryptic-n-25775-by-gordius/#comment-210963 Ross Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:17:47 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=50560#comment-210963 As a proud Cornishman, I was extremely pleased to see EMMET in this one. I wonder how common it may be outside Cornwall though?

Thanks PeterO

]]> By: muck http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/10/24/guardian-cryptic-n-25775-by-gordius/#comment-210962 muck Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:15:34 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=50560#comment-210962 Thanks Gordius and PeterO
13 BLUE-BONNET was new to me
20 PRAIRIE WOLF appears in today’s QXW

]]> By: RCWhiting http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/10/24/guardian-cryptic-n-25775-by-gordius/#comment-210931 RCWhiting Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:47:39 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=50560#comment-210931 Thanks all
I enjoyed this one.
Just testing enough to make it worthwhile.
Last in was ‘opiate’ and I still couldn’t parse it: I took work = op rather than operate.
‘Fool’s parsely’ was unknown but very soluble as was ‘Ussher’.

(today’s Quick has ‘prairie wolf’ across the top)

]]> By: William http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/10/24/guardian-cryptic-n-25775-by-gordius/#comment-210920 William Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:10:06 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=50560#comment-210920 ESCHAR would be another candidate – “Piece of dead tissue that is cast off from the surface of the skin, particularly after a burn injury”

]]> By: Trailman http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/10/24/guardian-cryptic-n-25775-by-gordius/#comment-210917 Trailman Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:02:24 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=50560#comment-210917 Hi William @14, Wikipaedia gives bluebonnet (no hyphen) for the peasant as well as his hat.

I had PUSHER for 10ac, knowing the bishop but clearly not his spelling. Logged on to 15sq confidently looking for the Grauniad’s apology that 6d/10ac didn’t fit (it wouldn’t be the first time). Ah well.

]]> By: Rick http://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/10/24/guardian-cryptic-n-25775-by-gordius/#comment-210907 Rick Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:43:15 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=50560#comment-210907 Robi@13: “Escher” would be another possibility. Perhaps:

Note Sonny (initially) and Cher produced works of art? (-:

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