Comments on: Guardian 24,112, Rufus: Man is an Island http://fifteensquared.net/2007/06/25/guardian-24112-rufus-man-is-an-island/ Never knowingly undersolved. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:10:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: rufus http://fifteensquared.net/2007/06/25/guardian-24112-rufus-man-is-an-island/#comment-2788 rufus Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:33:05 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=587#comment-2788 <p>Have been away so a little behind. Few points re my thinking: "Lot" = "piece of land allotted or assigned for a specific purpose", hence Parking place gives "P-LOT" for "plan". If one is still "living" one is still enjoying "the gift of life", which seemed cryptically fair for the "present of living" i.e. "The living present". In Collins, MAYHEM is defined as the "wilful and unlawful infliction of injury upon a person" which I thought could be defined as "a criminal act". I deliberately used a usually weak anagram indicator ("possibly") for ON THE RUN ("No hunter, but possibly hunted") in the hope most solvers would not expect its use! Ah well!</p> Have been away so a little behind. Few points re my thinking: “Lot” = “piece of land allotted or assigned for a specific purpose”, hence Parking place gives “P-LOT” for “plan”. If one is still “living” one is still enjoying “the gift of life”, which seemed cryptically fair for the “present of living” i.e. “The living present”. In Collins, MAYHEM is defined as the “wilful and unlawful infliction of injury upon a person” which I thought could be defined as “a criminal act”. I deliberately used a usually weak anagram indicator (”possibly”) for ON THE RUN (”No hunter, but possibly hunted”) in the hope most solvers would not expect its use! Ah well!

]]> By: ilancaron http://fifteensquared.net/2007/06/25/guardian-24112-rufus-man-is-an-island/#comment-2793 ilancaron Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:33:32 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=587#comment-2793 <p>4D: AVE,R (latin welcome)</p> 4D: AVE,R (latin welcome)

]]> By: gypsy http://fifteensquared.net/2007/06/25/guardian-24112-rufus-man-is-an-island/#comment-2792 gypsy Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:11:13 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=587#comment-2792 <p>Don't suppose anybody had any luck with 4D?</p> Don’t suppose anybody had any luck with 4D?

]]> By: michod http://fifteensquared.net/2007/06/25/guardian-24112-rufus-man-is-an-island/#comment-2791 michod Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:17:50 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=587#comment-2791 <p>Thanks Stan, of course it's parking lot, silly me.<br /> Mark, re your queries, MARCH is an old word for border that survives mainly now in the phrase "the Welsh marches".<br /> 23 down is BEST - which, used as a verb, seems to mean the same as WORST (there's a paradox).<br /> I agree with you about 14 and 20, but I liked 5 down. Cryptic definitions are very much a matter of taste. In this, as in many cases, I'd like it even better with extra wordplay on the side, but that's my personal preference.</p> Thanks Stan, of course it’s parking lot, silly me.
Mark, re your queries, MARCH is an old word for border that survives mainly now in the phrase “the Welsh marches”.
23 down is BEST - which, used as a verb, seems to mean the same as WORST (there’s a paradox).
I agree with you about 14 and 20, but I liked 5 down. Cryptic definitions are very much a matter of taste. In this, as in many cases, I’d like it even better with extra wordplay on the side, but that’s my personal preference.

]]> By: mark http://fifteensquared.net/2007/06/25/guardian-24112-rufus-man-is-an-island/#comment-2790 mark Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:59:39 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=587#comment-2790 <p>13A - I got march but not clear why that is "border"?</p> <p>5D - Isn't this a bit tenuous?</p> <p>14D - Even more so. As you say the Life/living is very inelegant.</p> <p>20D - Mayhem. Not clear how may works for possibly. Surely it would have to be maybe not just may?</p> <p>23D - Ok I'm being slow here but what is it? Bash, bosh? I don't understand.</p> 13A - I got march but not clear why that is “border”?

5D - Isn’t this a bit tenuous?

14D - Even more so. As you say the Life/living is very inelegant.

20D - Mayhem. Not clear how may works for possibly. Surely it would have to be maybe not just may?

23D - Ok I’m being slow here but what is it? Bash, bosh? I don’t understand.

]]> By: Stan http://fifteensquared.net/2007/06/25/guardian-24112-rufus-man-is-an-island/#comment-2789 Stan Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:57:03 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=587#comment-2789 <p>For 22d I figured it was P-LOT = "Parking Lot"</p> For 22d I figured it was P-LOT = “Parking Lot”

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