Comments on: Cyclops 488: Beware supporter wilt! (see 3/22)

By: lemming

lemming — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:16:10 +0000

Glad to see you saying “supporter” rather than “protector”, which reminded me only of a box.

By: FrankO

FrankO — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:33:47 +0000

Thanks jetdoc – I take your point on consistency with his style. Incidentally, I did have a bit of a chuckle on 6 down ‘babysit’ which illustrates my level of humour I suppose.

By: jetdoc

jetdoc — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:10:28 +0000

True, it’s not an anagram.

By: Jon Delfin

Jon Delfin — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:05:47 +0000

I suspect that the “stupid prat” at 2d was supposed to be a “stupid person” to cue PRAT. Otherwise, the “stupid” is … well, stupid. Or at least, unnecessary.

By: jetdoc

jetdoc — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:49:37 +0000

Yes, Franko. Sorry I forgot to explain — it’s such standard Cyclops-speak that it almost goes without saying once you’re used to his style. I leave it to you as to whether it’s innocuous or not.

By: Franko

Franko — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:40:46 +0000

I found this a toughie also. Regarding 13 across -is the UP bit a naughty reference to hard? Apologies, if I’m missing a completely innocuous explanation.

By: jetdoc

jetdoc — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:39:03 +0000

Oops, mea culpa! Well, it was early in the morning…

By: Will

Will — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:06:53 +0000

Minor pedantry – in your addendum to 21 “who’s” should be “whose”.
(Well, this is a “literary” site!)

By: sidey

sidey — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:34:24 +0000

Glad it wasn’t just me. First time I’ve failed to finish for quite a while.

By: jetdoc

jetdoc — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:44:32 +0000

You think the editor is the boss of a Murdoch newspaper in these post-Rebekah times, Neil?

Oh, and DUH!