Comments on: Independent 8206 / Phi http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/02/01/independent-8206-phi/ Never knowingly undersolved. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:51:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: paul8hours http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/02/01/independent-8206-phi/#comment-219921 paul8hours Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:39:30 +0000 http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=54611#comment-219921 Very easily !
18D is my COD.
Thank you Phi and B&J.

]]> By: Kathryn's Dad http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/02/01/independent-8206-phi/#comment-219915 Kathryn's Dad Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:34:21 +0000 http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=54611#comment-219915 Wow, that is clever. Thank you flashling – but how could you solve an entire crossword without seeing that?

]]> By: Pelham Barton http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/02/01/independent-8206-phi/#comment-219912 Pelham Barton Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:56:23 +0000 http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=54611#comment-219912 Correction to 8: Apologies for the poor grammar in my comment on 22dn, but I hope the sense is clear.

]]> By: Pelham Barton http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/02/01/independent-8206-phi/#comment-219911 Pelham Barton Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:53:38 +0000 http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=54611#comment-219911 Thanks Phi for an enjoyable crossword and B&J for the blog. As is so often the case, I failed to spot the theme while solving, but reading the early part of the blog made me look harder.

4dn: I think you need “King’s” as the indicator for REGIS (genitive) – in fact I took this answer on trust so thanks to earlier commenters for the parsing.

22dn: Of course, a palindromic answer fits with the theme. When the only wordplay is the fact that the answer is a palindrome is possibly too much help for answers of even length (given the checked letters) but may not be enough for answers of odd length.

]]> By: flashling http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/02/01/independent-8206-phi/#comment-219910 flashling Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:48:06 +0000 http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=54611#comment-219910 Hi K’sD, look at the start and end of the answers…

]]> By: Kathryn's Dad http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/02/01/independent-8206-phi/#comment-219909 Kathryn's Dad Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:38:19 +0000 http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=54611#comment-219909 Well, as usual I enjoyed the puzzle, but I am failing to see what’s going on, if someone doesn’t mind pointing out what it is.

]]> By: allan_c http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/02/01/independent-8206-phi/#comment-219894 allan_c Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:52:24 +0000 http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=54611#comment-219894 The online version has the message “I’ve started, so I’ll finish” on completing the puzzle; this had me looking for a nina related to “Mastermind” till the penny dropped. Congratulations to phi on such an ingenious puzzle. Only one minor quibble; I thought the clue to 16d was a bit forced.

Thanks, B&J, for the blog. Hope your day goes/went well.

]]> By: Bertandjoyce http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/02/01/independent-8206-phi/#comment-219887 Bertandjoyce Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:33:47 +0000 http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=54611#comment-219887 Many thanks Raich! We were just about to leave but had time to alter the blog.

]]> By: Raich http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/02/01/independent-8206-phi/#comment-219886 Raich Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:26:45 +0000 http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=54611#comment-219886 I think TERM = ‘time in power’ in 4D.

]]> By: Bertandjoyce http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/02/01/independent-8206-phi/#comment-219879 Bertandjoyce Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:48:26 +0000 http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=54611#comment-219879 Thanks Neil W – corrections now made!

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