Comments on: Guardian 25,831 / Paul http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/01/05/guardian-25831-paul/ Never knowingly undersolved. Fri, 24 May 2013 09:27:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Morpheus http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/01/05/guardian-25831-paul/#comment-218751 Morpheus Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:09:01 +0000 http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=53164#comment-218751 Whoops, wrong puzzle! Apologies to anyone who reads the above post and is rightly mistified!

]]> By: Morpheus http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/01/05/guardian-25831-paul/#comment-218745 Morpheus Sat, 12 Jan 2013 17:22:36 +0000 http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=53164#comment-218745 Thank you for the blog mhl. You appear to have missed out the answer to 21 across – Bark – presumably the vocalisation of Man’s best friend and an alternative spelling for Barque (ship).

]]> By: sheffield hatter http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/01/05/guardian-25831-paul/#comment-218372 sheffield hatter Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:12:33 +0000 http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=53164#comment-218372 I saw BEAU as a homophone of the bow in bow-window – this would be the front of a house and also (in its use as a word for a pot belly) the front of a man. The idea that Paul had mistaken the pronunciation of the front part of the ship never occurred to me.

]]> By: Simon S http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/01/05/guardian-25831-paul/#comment-218341 Simon S Sun, 06 Jan 2013 11:04:05 +0000 http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=53164#comment-218341 Re 24D & muffin @ 10 – I thought it was a homophone for bow(-window), which also makes it work.

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]]> By: muffin http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/01/05/guardian-25831-paul/#comment-218316 muffin Sat, 05 Jan 2013 12:12:44 +0000 http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=53164#comment-218316 I too had railway – it made the down clues difficult!

]]> By: Mr DNA http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/01/05/guardian-25831-paul/#comment-218315 Mr DNA Sat, 05 Jan 2013 12:08:17 +0000 http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=53164#comment-218315 Yes, I got on the wrong train with 28a too, though I had RAILWAY rather than STATION.

]]> By: Bryan http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/01/05/guardian-25831-paul/#comment-218314 Bryan Sat, 05 Jan 2013 12:04:20 +0000 http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=53164#comment-218314 Happy New Year, John (Paul)

Sadly, although I live in Brighton (well, Hove actually), I never read The Argus – unless there’s nothing better at the barber’s.

I have therefore missed the opportunity to celebrate the Centenary of the Crossword on this occasion. Maybe the next one?

I am sure you will agree that this was a Beau Geste!

Bryan

]]> By: muffin http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/01/05/guardian-25831-paul/#comment-218313 muffin Sat, 05 Jan 2013 12:04:10 +0000 http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=53164#comment-218313 I can get Paul off the hook by pointing out that furniture (e.g. sideboards) can be “bow-fronted”.

]]> By: John (Paul) http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/01/05/guardian-25831-paul/#comment-218312 John (Paul) Sat, 05 Jan 2013 10:56:16 +0000 http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=53164#comment-218312 Hi lovely bloggers – beau my mistake, and my mistake only – many apologies to those who struggled with this.

John (Paul)

PS a Very happy new year, and I look forward to as many as possible of you getting involved with my inaugural crossword tour around Britain, (OK England this time, but hopefully I’ll be invited to Scotland, Wales and Ireland soon!). sign up at crosswordcentenary.com for more details.

]]> By: tupu http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/01/05/guardian-25831-paul/#comment-218308 tupu Sat, 05 Jan 2013 09:32:40 +0000 http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=53164#comment-218308 Thanks mhl and Paul

I too was puzzled by ‘bow’. RCW’s point is interesting.

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