tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post2746936167980415508..comments2023-11-09T05:44:19.314-05:00Comments on National Post Cryptic Crossword Forum: Saturday, May 20, 2017 — Man of 1000 VoicesFalconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466858757398776500noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-8678803990592853992017-05-23T16:01:32.824-04:002017-05-23T16:01:32.824-04:00Hi Henry,
As always, thanks for the superb proofr...Hi Henry,<br /><br />As always, thanks for the superb proofreading job. I appear to be getting worse rather than better at catching these "Waldos".<br /><br />As for 20d, my practice is to use a dagger if the containment indicator in the clue is the precise words "contained in" in order to avoid writing "contained in (contained in)". However, when the containment indicator is even some minor variant such as "in" or "contains", I write it as "contained in (in)" or "contained in (contains)".<br /><br />By the way, I initially used the dagger only for elements of the fodder to avoid continually having to write "from the clue". Later, I extended its use to indicators.Falconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466858757398776500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-55090997475555558292017-05-22T09:36:30.685-04:002017-05-22T09:36:30.685-04:00and p.s. in 20d, you have in (in) which as per our...and p.s. in 20d, you have in (in) which as per our previous conversation you'd rather use a dagger? Th-th-th-that's all, Folks!Henryhttp://henryjablonski.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-73915167427328911292017-05-22T09:32:46.984-04:002017-05-22T09:32:46.984-04:00Happy Victoria Day, Falcon! Like Carola, I too hig...Happy Victoria Day, Falcon! Like Carola, I too highly enjoyed all the characters and the write up of Mel Blanc and his many voices. I would say that reading the blog was at least as entertaining as doing the puzzle!<br />Now some points -<br />26a - the anagram indicator<br />8d - that pesky anagram indicator<br />20d - set of inclusion brackets<br />re 20d - I hadn't thought of agate to mean a marble as a plaything.<br />HenryHenryhttp://henryjablonski.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-23899428059772758262017-05-21T14:14:42.309-04:002017-05-21T14:14:42.309-04:00Gl-gl-gl-glad you en-en-en-enjoyed it.Gl-gl-gl-glad you en-en-en-enjoyed it.Falconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466858757398776500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-79289120640208756842017-05-21T13:12:14.138-04:002017-05-21T13:12:14.138-04:00Falcon, just adding a thanks for your entertaining...Falcon, just adding a thanks for your entertaining write-up and behind-the-scenes information on the cast of characters.Carolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971759975067250908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-5246371310571882562017-05-21T00:04:44.233-04:002017-05-21T00:04:44.233-04:00Then you should have an adverb defined by "in...Then you should have an adverb defined by "in a mode that can't be maintained".Falconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466858757398776500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-18327944738615937192017-05-20T23:36:05.244-04:002017-05-20T23:36:05.244-04:00Enjoyed today's puzzle. Everything went in fai...Enjoyed today's puzzle. Everything went in fairly easily except the NE corner which required considerably more work than the rest. Having spent early Saturday mornings in the 1960's in front of the TV, most of this was very familiar. My only disappointment was that there was no appearance by Marvin the Martian. Does anyone recall the singing frog in the time capsule cartoon? One of my favorites!Bill Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296918284035592983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-47520038573161884192017-05-20T21:29:43.646-04:002017-05-20T21:29:43.646-04:00I'm not always a fan of the "themed"...I'm not always a fan of the "themed" cryptics, as the clues sometimes seem overly strained. But I thought the constructors made some creative and amusing use of the cartoon possibilities here, especially 9a and 10a. And being reminded of the always malfunctioning products of the 20a Corporation in itself made me laugh. I had to guess at 14a and confirm it online: totally new to me.Carolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971759975067250908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-41809754348918927702017-05-20T16:58:40.618-04:002017-05-20T16:58:40.618-04:00Yes, after I wrote the note, the same thread went ...Yes, after I wrote the note, the same thread went through my mind, but - as noted above - Ren is a dog??<br />HenryHenryhttp://henryjablonski.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-61713188525313980122017-05-20T15:54:00.861-04:002017-05-20T15:54:00.861-04:00Hi Henry,
For 9a I think the definition is "...Hi Henry,<br /><br />For 9a I think the definition is "warner" as in the noise heard before an air raid. I got it with the last letter of 'brothers' and "i" (one) and a three letter word that must be a cartoon dog. But, as I said, I've never heard of the dog.<br /><br />Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-27134819131197626972017-05-20T15:48:53.590-04:002017-05-20T15:48:53.590-04:00Good beautiful Saturday from here in Mississauga! ...Good beautiful Saturday from here in Mississauga! Loved this puzzle today with all the goofy references to cartoon land. Still haven't been happy with any answer to 9a. Tried everything I can think of (cartoon dogs, people named Warner, etc) I think I have all the right checking letters, but that has been my downfall before.<br />HneryHenryhttp://henryjablonski.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-61325073976451421822017-05-20T12:02:35.605-04:002017-05-20T12:02:35.605-04:00Hello Falcon and folks!
I quite enjoyed the puzzl...Hello Falcon and folks!<br /><br />I quite enjoyed the puzzle although I had a few head scratchers. Grew up on Looney Tunes so quite liked the references. Favourite clue was 6d - laughed aloud.<br /><br />Thanks for posting Falcon and have a great long weekend everybody.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />MG Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-58848489005750099192017-05-20T11:04:41.115-04:002017-05-20T11:04:41.115-04:00Peter - Elmer Fudd has a speech impediment.Peter - Elmer Fudd has a speech impediment.Chris Cudmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05950608466935502123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-46971026861688655442017-05-20T10:37:31.820-04:002017-05-20T10:37:31.820-04:00Good morning,
I didn't really like this morni...Good morning,<br /><br />I didn't really like this morning's offering from C & R. The surface reading of the clues are up to their usual standards but the answers require too much knowledge of cartoons. I think I figured out almost all of them with some on-line help in the end. All except, that is, the last three letters of 9a. That's a dog? Also, 6a: only two words fit the checking letters and I haven't the foggiest which of them is correct.<br />Like Falcon, I took the definition of 10a to be "in a mode that can't be maintained" and "bugs" to be the anagram indicator. Have a good day everyone!<br /><br />Peter<br />Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-61146648015621559132017-05-20T10:33:26.993-04:002017-05-20T10:33:26.993-04:00Misread your question. Yes, in is part of the defi...Misread your question. Yes, in is part of the definition.Chris Cudmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05950608466935502123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-10272991523182658272017-05-20T10:28:14.861-04:002017-05-20T10:28:14.861-04:00No. "Bunny tale" Bugs.No. "Bunny tale" Bugs.Chris Cudmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05950608466935502123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-60887722429147086272017-05-20T10:09:42.966-04:002017-05-20T10:09:42.966-04:00Did you include the word "in" as part of...Did you include the word "in" as part of your definition?Falconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466858757398776500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-11154200967054983052017-05-20T09:50:01.567-04:002017-05-20T09:50:01.567-04:00I'm always loath to question the accuracy of a...I'm always loath to question the accuracy of a clue. But I think 10a defines an adjective, but wordplay provides an adverb.Chris Cudmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05950608466935502123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-6814138269284448372017-05-20T09:48:44.075-04:002017-05-20T09:48:44.075-04:00Nice straightforward puzzle today.Nice straightforward puzzle today.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05569438118036578627noreply@blogger.com