tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post8329604625796961839..comments2023-11-09T05:44:19.314-05:00Comments on National Post Cryptic Crossword Forum: Saturday, November 14, 2015 — Shy IntruderFalconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466858757398776500noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-63854429829657772092015-11-15T13:34:35.845-05:002015-11-15T13:34:35.845-05:00Sorry, "think," not "thing."Sorry, "think," not "thing."Carolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971759975067250908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-29271698497717357372015-11-15T13:33:51.430-05:002015-11-15T13:33:51.430-05:00Hello, all,
"Me, too" on agreeing with F...Hello, all,<br />"Me, too" on agreeing with Falcon's assessment of the puzzle and the trickiness of 1D, 2D, and 4D. My first pass through the Acrosses yielded only 4 answers, so I began in earnest in the lower left where 27A over 29A gave me the crosses I needed to work my way to the top. My, those little prepositions "for" and "in" were certainly mischief makers in 1D and 2D: I initially read "for splitting..." and "in front of" as a unit - I thing I went from head-scratching to hair-tearing to figure those two out.Carolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971759975067250908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-15294857729488762902015-11-15T08:42:37.825-05:002015-11-15T08:42:37.825-05:00Pardon me for jumping in.
Chelsea F.C. is called ...Pardon me for jumping in.<br /><br />Chelsea F.C. is called Chelski in the British media, a reference to Russian owner Roman Abramovich.Falconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466858757398776500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-76632126683364038942015-11-14T21:06:04.819-05:002015-11-14T21:06:04.819-05:00Smaug - how would you spell 13a with a ski?? I jus...Smaug - how would you spell 13a with a ski?? I just had to ask!<br />HenryHenryhttp://henryjablonski.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-28952874867819801622015-11-14T20:55:42.028-05:002015-11-14T20:55:42.028-05:00Hi Flacon and everyone -
Sure 'nuff, I also tr...Hi Flacon and everyone -<br />Sure 'nuff, I also tried every letter for 1d until I decided that it had to have a double r in the middle, then I finally caught the meaning of the clue. As for 2d, how many vegetables end in b? So I had the answer, but I didn't understand the charade fully until I read the solution.<br />Let's get back to possible titles, shall we? Since there are a number of references to food/crops/course/fruit, I thought "Fork over the Produce" might be apt.<br />HenryHenryhttp://henryjablonski.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-68169316974240898332015-11-14T17:22:33.303-05:002015-11-14T17:22:33.303-05:00I also spent time trying to fit share into 1d -- w...I also spent time trying to fit share into 1d -- with no more success than the ugly stepsisters trying to force their feet into Cinderella's slipper.Falconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466858757398776500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-261359200840783282015-11-14T13:15:11.469-05:002015-11-14T13:15:11.469-05:00Same for me re 1d. Didn't like 18a. Other th...Same for me re 1d. Didn't like 18a. Other than that, agree with Falcon's assessment. Many thanks.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815451657510231894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-91895151304406667742015-11-14T12:26:42.245-05:002015-11-14T12:26:42.245-05:00Hello All,
I had the same experience as Smaug with...Hello All,<br />I had the same experience as Smaug with respect to 1D. It was my last one in and it took me a long time to figure out the cryptic solution. Also found 2D to be tricky - "Centre" definitely threw me off. Overall, a lot of hahas.<br />Thanks for posting Falcon!<br />Cheers,<br />MG<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-69056124558068548772015-11-14T12:01:03.426-05:002015-11-14T12:01:03.426-05:00A fun solve - spent an inordinate amount of time o...A fun solve - spent an inordinate amount of time on 1d, trying to misspell "sharing" somehow to fit the checkers - duh! First time in years I've spelt 13a without using "ski" as the ending in reference to their footy team. Favoured 23a - 2/3 rating for me. smaugnoreply@blogger.com