Comments on: Independent 8216 / Dac

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:05:44 +0000

Readers may (or not may not) be interested to note that in over 185 000 games played in Football League and Premier League since the start, there have been 16 scores of 10-0 ie less than one in 10 000. All but two of these happened before World War II.

By: Wil Ransome

Wil Ransome — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:59:38 +0000

But 10-0 is an unusual score in soccer. And this being the Indy I’m sure that was what was being referred to.

By: Pelham Barton

Pelham Barton — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:18:40 +0000

hounddog @7: I take your point. After typing my comment, I thought again. Note that the clue says “score”, not “result”, so really my last sentence @5 is unnecessary. It just took a few minutes searching to find two matches in this season’s Heineken Cup in each of which the score was 10-0 at some point in the first half.

(P.S. I do not really think there is anything wrong with the clue.)

By: hounddog

hounddog — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:52:19 +0000

Pelham – I must disagree. Nil would be most unusual in any situation other than a complete mismatch, in which case the opposition would get more than 10. Having said that I played in a 0-0 draw at school. Under 12 ‘B’s if I remember correctly. They were just as clueless as we were.

By: Flashling

Flashling — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:34:01 +0000

Ten nil was my last toda. Thanks to dac and b&j.

By: Pelham Barton

Pelham Barton — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:22:47 +0000

Thanks Dac for an enjoyable puzzle – lots of really good clues – and B&J for the blog.

9dn: I do not think 10-0 is all that unusual a score. After all, it is only a converted try and a penalty or drop goal to nothing. That seems quite plausible if both fifteens have good defences, especially if the weather is poor.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:50:49 +0000

Thanks both.

Another nicely crafted puzzle from Dac. LINNET was my favourite this morning, although OVERTURNS was good too.

Glenn Campbell last week, Tracy Ullman this week … is Dac setting a trend here?

By: Bertandjoyce

Bertandjoyce — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:50:09 +0000

Thanks NeilW – blog amended!

By: NeilW

NeilW — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:42:14 +0000

Sorry about the 5 – my answer to the captcha accidentally included!

By: NeilW

NeilW — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:41:21 +0000

Thanks, Bertandjoyce.

Tiny correction: TOPS is a reversal of SPOT – as in 5being in a tight spot.