Independent Crossword 9254 by Eimi

10 comments on “Independent Crossword 9254 by Eimi”

1. Cry Harry (and other Hotspurs) for England!
   Great puzzle, thanks to Eimi and Beermagnet.

2. Tipped off by Grant’s comment above I now realise I completely missed the theme.
   Eimi is well known as a football fan and now I presume he is a Spurs supporter (well, we all have our crosses to bear)

   In the puzzle we have:

   Kyle Walker (27d, 13a – Defender)
   Harry Kane (9a, 20a – Forward)
   Danny Rose (30a, 17a – Defender)
   Dele Alli (along top row – Midfield)
   Eric Dier (along bottom row – Midfield)

   All the Tottenham players that are members of the England squad that is now in Marseille
   Is there anything else?

   I’m not a fan so I did not recognise any of these names – if Rooney or Vardy had appeared I might have noticed.

3. Don’t normally do the Saturday Indy, but seeing as it was Eimi (I don’t know how to pronounce it either, but I think it’s Greek) I thought I’d have a flirt with it.

   Good fun, although as usual with this setter, my general knowledge was stretched to its outermost limits. However, I can best you with PET, beermagnet: not only did I study chemistry but I worked in the plastics industry for many years, so like you it was a write-in.

   As I’ve said before, there’s far too much footie in the Indy. I think we should have more golf. Is there a match on tonight?

   Thanks to S&B(eermagnet).

4. Thanks Eimi and beermagnet

   The Ancient Greek for “I am” transliterates to “eimi” – the Modern Greek is slightly different. No-one really knows how Ancient Greek was pronounced, but my teachers variously pronounced this as something like “I-me” or “Amy”, with the stress on the first syllable in either case.

   Of course, “our” Eimi could well have a completely different reason for that monicker.

5. Very entertaining. Thought this was a really nice idea.

   Liked the scandalous Christine too.

6. Some months ago, I actually asked Eimi how to pronounce his name.
   Like Amy but he added that it might sound somewhat too girlish.
   Personally, I think I-me sounds better.

   Really nice puzzle in which I somewhat messed up the SW.
   And I missed the Spurs.
   Should have known better (not least because Eimi is a renowned fan).

   Thanks beermagnet for the blog and especially explaining what happened around ‘blasted’.

7. Thought there may be a theme, especially with the bottom row of unches, but with only limited football knowledge, couldn’t get any further than that. Enjoyable puzzle, with my favourites being BLASTED and the inventive wordplay for VIVALDI. Brought back memories (not all of them good!) of my very first car years ago.

   Thanks to Eimi and beermagnet.

8. Missed the theme (again) but what does it matter? Only one quibble with the otherwise excellent clue for 22dn; hasn’t the Viva name been revived recently so it’s not necessarily an old car? Perhaps some petrolhead can confirm?

   Thanks, Eimi and beermagnet.

9. Quite right Allan, with an advertising campaign featuring both old and new models.

10. Thanks to all (except Mr Berezutski)

    As there weren’t any Spurs players in the 2014 England squad, I thought the inclusion of five this time a cause for celebration after a disappointing end to the season. Luckily enough they all made the starting line-up, otherwise the puzzle may have fallen a bit flat.

    As for my name, I took it from a book title by e e cummings, without any clear idea of how it might be pronounced. I used to say I-me, but someone else suggested it should be Amy. It’s all Greek to me.

    On the subject of names, I may have some good news. It appears that a fix for the lack of setter names in the app may be on the horizon.

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