tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post7969241876155708759..comments2023-11-09T05:44:19.314-05:00Comments on National Post Cryptic Crossword Forum: Saturday, May 27, 2017 — Heating Things UpFalconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466858757398776500noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-76541141318747225202017-05-28T08:12:37.811-04:002017-05-28T08:12:37.811-04:00Hi Henry,
All excellent points.
Re 1a, it was a ...Hi Henry,<br /><br />All excellent points.<br /><br />Re 1a, it was a typo and was meant to be "Hot in the sense ...". A comment such as this is intended to point out at least one sense in which the meaning applies. There will often be other (or better) examples. Generally, such a comment is an indication that I had some degree of difficulty reconciling the meaning.<br /><br />In 10a, I see that I mistakenly structured the explanation on that of the clue rather than the solution.Falconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466858757398776500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-62458811037261772672017-05-27T23:52:20.265-04:002017-05-27T23:52:20.265-04:00Well done, MG! You were hot on the trail of some k...Well done, MG! You were hot on the trail of some keen observations! I normally like to wait a bit after the solution is posted to give other people a chance to make notes, if they want to.<br />So, Falcon-<br />Re 1a, your explanation for Hot is the sense of acrimonious. I think it reads better to say "in the sense." But I thought that in this case, Hot meant all fired up, as in excited, or electrically charged. Admittedly, there is little in the clue to suggest what sense of Hot we are looking for.<br />In 9a, you might have ended up on the Eiger, with one too many right brackets after abbrev.<br />In 10a, your parsing is <br />WAR-M|A|KING —WARM (get ... hot) containing (...) {A (†) + KING (ruler)}<br />May I suggest <br />WAR-M|A|KING —WARM (get ... hot) A (†) + KING (ruler)<br />because the solution doesn't contain A KING.<br />13a - that pesky anagram indicator.<br />Have a great TRIp, Falcon!<br /><br /><br />Henryhttp://henryjablonski.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-73080221198803749992017-05-27T19:33:01.816-04:002017-05-27T19:33:01.816-04:00Hello, Falcon and all,
Tougher than usual for me a...Hello, Falcon and all,<br />Tougher than usual for me as well. I, too, had to look up 13a: I was pretty sure where the D had to go, but had no idea of what to do with the vowels (I did know Deneb, but wasn't sure that would be part of another star's name).<br /><br />@Henry, that was me who mentioned the themed puzzles - and I think that today, too, the theme made it harder for me, as in "All these 'hots' - I'll never figure them out!" and getting all hot and bothered before I began.<br /><br />18a + 22a-->1d-->2a + 28a. Actually, sounds like something out of 27a.Carolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971759975067250908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-81305971538791378212017-05-27T16:50:19.431-04:002017-05-27T16:50:19.431-04:00No doubt Henry will have more suggestions ;)
MGNo doubt Henry will have more suggestions ;)<br /><br />MGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-31901538636175484602017-05-27T15:19:47.757-04:002017-05-27T15:19:47.757-04:00Hi MG,
I agree with your parsing of 4d and have r...Hi MG,<br /><br />I agree with your parsing of 4d and have revised the review accordingly.<br /><br />With regard to 25d, well spotted. I guess I was too anxious to put the review to bed.<br /><br />And, finally, congratulations on beating Henry to the punch today.Falconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466858757398776500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-52053241675077644882017-05-27T15:09:38.271-04:002017-05-27T15:09:38.271-04:00Thanks Peter. I see it now!Thanks Peter. I see it now!Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05569438118036578627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-51269607422624543922017-05-27T14:45:57.807-04:002017-05-27T14:45:57.807-04:00Good day Falcon and company!
Agree that today'...Good day Falcon and company!<br />Agree that today's puzzle was a bit of a challenge. Had to google 13a to figure out where the vowels landed. Last one in was 19a. <br /><br />Couple of comments for Falcon:<br />4d) - I parsed "fall" as grade F for failing and ALL for completely<br />25d) - I think you missed showing that the solution is "contained" in the clue<br /><br />Thank you for posting.<br />Cheers,<br />MGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-43933681110839125592017-05-27T11:27:41.230-04:002017-05-27T11:27:41.230-04:00Someone in the recent past said that themed puzzle...Someone in the recent past said that themed puzzles are not their favourite. I can see why, it's daunting when the same words keep popping up, forcing you to think of all the myriad of possibilities they can invoke. This puzzle certainly spiced up my day! And thanks for the parsing on 1a, it was stumping me, too. Last one in was 15a. Favourite was 7d - easy clue, but good misdirection.<br />HenryHenryhttp://henryjablonski.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-48315811977326986262017-05-27T10:56:35.642-04:002017-05-27T10:56:35.642-04:00Good morning,
Today's puzzle took me longer t...Good morning,<br /><br />Today's puzzle took me longer than usual. Not really sure why. Had to look up 13a. Thought 20d clever. Overall I'll give this one 2.5/2.5*. Have a good day all.<br /><br />Peter<br /><br />Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-72239302753697682972017-05-27T10:48:21.653-04:002017-05-27T10:48:21.653-04:00Hi Carl,
Re 1a: I think it is a type of green ve...Hi Carl,<br /><br />Re 1a: I think it is a type of green vegetable (often preceded by 'swiss') around the two-letter abbreviation for a huge US company that makes stoves (and lots of other things) to get a word that means 'hot'.<br /><br />Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-88343266829187985242017-05-27T10:09:24.575-04:002017-05-27T10:09:24.575-04:00We could use some of the heat in today's puzzl...We could use some of the heat in today's puzzle to warm up this continuing cool spring weather!<br /><br />All in the puzzle is good except for parsing 1a.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05569438118036578627noreply@blogger.com