tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post1563896071764203895..comments2023-11-09T05:44:19.314-05:00Comments on National Post Cryptic Crossword Forum: Saturday, January 28, 2017 — Ball Lost in the Saskatchewan WoodsFalconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466858757398776500noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-19023916772063054802017-01-29T16:07:17.806-05:002017-01-29T16:07:17.806-05:00Did anyone else use "starlit" for comple...Did anyone else use "starlit" for completely absorbed 18d ?Pedanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17256295642944275272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-87719836883089809452017-01-28T17:25:52.022-05:002017-01-28T17:25:52.022-05:00Hello Falcon and company,
Enjoyable puzzle. Some ...Hello Falcon and company,<br />Enjoyable puzzle. Some of the clues that gave folks trouble are actually old "standards" (meaning C&R use them regularly) such as 10d and 26a. <br /><br />Cheers,<br />MG<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-68299877048662558232017-01-28T14:18:36.200-05:002017-01-28T14:18:36.200-05:00Thanks Carl! That did it. I had the alcohol part ...Thanks Carl! That did it. I had the alcohol part as a strong guess. But never got my mind around layer.Chris Cudmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05950608466935502123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-5562542536372288962017-01-28T14:06:33.886-05:002017-01-28T14:06:33.886-05:00Hello everyone! Already lots of comments above on ...Hello everyone! Already lots of comments above on the oblique clues found today. Falcon says we're returning to simpler times, but it wasn't that simple. Didn't know 10d, like the others.<br />HenryHenryhttp://henryjablonski.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-2310472334503897042017-01-28T12:02:08.170-05:002017-01-28T12:02:08.170-05:00Thanks Peter. I felt it was a bulb in the kitchen...Thanks Peter. I felt it was a bulb in the kitchen that you eat but I failed to break the completely absorbed apart.<br /><br />Chris - I hope you got 6d - think of a layer in the barn and the spirit as a something in a glass.<br /><br />Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05569438118036578627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-5297294252246130812017-01-28T11:13:35.683-05:002017-01-28T11:13:35.683-05:00Got it. Thanks!Got it. Thanks!Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-35477737019309661142017-01-28T10:56:58.080-05:002017-01-28T10:56:58.080-05:0012a. What type of string might you find an air on?...12a. What type of string might you find an air on?Chris Cudmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05950608466935502123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-71725652770410022622017-01-28T10:42:58.710-05:002017-01-28T10:42:58.710-05:00Good morning,
I found this one much more difficul...Good morning,<br /><br />I found this one much more difficult than others of late. Also had to look up 10d. Can't quite get 12a. Other than those, good fun. Thanks to C & R.<br /><br />PeterPeternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-44809234960751699482017-01-28T10:39:14.327-05:002017-01-28T10:39:14.327-05:00Nice. Still stuck on 6d and 12 a. I agree with C...Nice. Still stuck on 6d and 12 a. I agree with Carl's assessment, particularly 10d, which would have been impossible with out perusing lists of famous jockeys. Similar help needed for 21A. <br /><br />I liked the misdirection in 19a<br />Chris Cudmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05950608466935502123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-22378607096616523292017-01-28T10:37:21.888-05:002017-01-28T10:37:21.888-05:00Hi Carl,
I think 18d is a 3 letter word for '...Hi Carl,<br /><br />I think 18d is a 3 letter word for 'completely' inside a 4 letter word for 'spent' giving you a type of bulb that is like an onion.Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-84562085955444878802017-01-28T10:31:55.705-05:002017-01-28T10:31:55.705-05:00Hint: bulb as in tulip bulb.Hint: bulb as in tulip bulb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-45325870485581869222017-01-28T08:36:58.760-05:002017-01-28T08:36:58.760-05:00Nice puzzle again.
Anytime you mention cities in ...Nice puzzle again.<br /><br />Anytime you mention cities in Saskatchewan, I think of John Diefenbaker's long time riding in the House of Commons. (I had the privilege of being in the House of Commons while working in Ottawa in the summer of 1966 to hear master orators Diefenbaker and Pearson debate the legislation returning rail workers back to work).<br /><br />With such an easy start, and many more that came easily, I thought this was going to be a breeze.<br /><br />Things toughened up in the second half. I had to appeal to the internet for 10d and spent more time than I thought I would have to on 26a -- there are so many ways to parse the clues -- had a nice chuckle upon seeing the answer.<br /><br />18d looks simple enough but there are lots of ways to parse the clues. I think I have the answer but I cannot parse the clues to agree with it.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05569438118036578627noreply@blogger.com