Comments on: Guardian Quiptic 679 Pan

By: Derek Lazenby

Derek Lazenby — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:47:15 +0000

Hmm. Usual expert mistake. Anything easy for them is called a good Quiptic. Well it took me twice as long as Brendan. And as is often the case, one isn’t sure why afterwards.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:06:01 +0000

Thanks, scchua.

I found this a bit harder than your average Quiptic. I too am a CARCASS person, but the clue is fair since the alternative spelling is in dictionaries. I have a quibble with 24ac, since I confidently entered NEPAL, which also works. So on the basis that the solver should be certain when they enter an answer that it’s right …

Anyway, thanks to Pan for the puzzle.

By: scchua

scchua — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:37:19 +0000

[[Hi Robi, right! I've added a link for #3 beneath the pictures - though I suspect you already have the answer.]]

By: Robi

Robi — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:26:26 +0000

P.S. I would always spell CARCASE as ‘carcass,’ but I note the former is the first entry in Chambers.

By: Robi

Robi — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:23:46 +0000

Thanks Pan & scchua.

Good Quiptic puzzle; last in were the two E?A… clues, which were both nice. I’m sure DEBRIEF must have been used a few times before, but it still raised a smile.

[[ 1. is a VISCOUNT plane; 2. is a Malay VISCOUNT butterfly; 3. is a stormtrooper on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (? perhaps someone else can try this one); 4. is from the play 'CALENDAR Girls.']]