Comments on: Guardian 24118/Arachne http://fifteensquared.net/2007/07/02/guardian-24118arachne/ Never knowingly undersolved. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:59:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: radchenko http://fifteensquared.net/2007/07/02/guardian-24118arachne/#comment-2891 radchenko Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:12:39 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=608#comment-2891 For a Monday crossword, I found this just staggeringly difficult. The first ten slotted in quickly, but then I hit a brick wall. I think 16ac, 6dn and 7dn very obscure, not to mention poets, dictators, and references to Lear, and obscure definitions (anchorage indeed, although the clueing was clever). It was not until an hour later that 'Greater London' swam into view that the last ten just fell like dominos. But the very last one to go was 'rendition', and I have to say I think this an excellent clue. For a Monday crossword, I found this just staggeringly difficult. The first ten slotted in quickly, but then I hit a brick wall. I think 16ac, 6dn and 7dn very obscure, not to mention poets, dictators, and references to Lear, and obscure definitions (anchorage indeed, although the clueing was clever). It was not until an hour later that ‘Greater London’ swam into view that the last ten just fell like dominos. But the very last one to go was ‘rendition’, and I have to say I think this an excellent clue.

]]> By: Dudley http://fifteensquared.net/2007/07/02/guardian-24118arachne/#comment-2885 Dudley Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:28:07 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=608#comment-2885 ANCHORAGE The OED's definition is 'A sheltered piece of water near the shore where vessels may lie at anchor in safety; a roadstead'. Chambers has 'An anchorage in an area of sea protected by guns, etc'. ANCHORAGE

The OED’s definition is ‘A sheltered piece of water near the shore where vessels may lie at anchor in safety; a roadstead’. Chambers has ‘An anchorage in an area of sea protected by guns, etc’.

]]> By: ilan http://fifteensquared.net/2007/07/02/guardian-24118arachne/#comment-2882 ilan Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:33:58 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=608#comment-2882 I too was confused by ANCHORAGE -- but one of the meanings of roads is a part of a harbor apparenlty: see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadstead (roads is used for roadstead). I had to look this up. I too was confused by ANCHORAGE — but one of the meanings of roads is a part of a harbor apparenlty: see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadstead (roads is used for roadstead). I had to look this up.

]]> By: linxit http://fifteensquared.net/2007/07/02/guardian-24118arachne/#comment-2881 linxit Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:25:43 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=608#comment-2881 Thanks, Stuart and David - I suppose I should watch the news a bit more often! Thanks, Stuart and David - I suppose I should watch the news a bit more often!

]]> By: David http://fifteensquared.net/2007/07/02/guardian-24118arachne/#comment-2880 David Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:14:43 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=608#comment-2880 (Woops - just beat me to it, Stuart!) (Woops - just beat me to it, Stuart!)

]]> By: David http://fifteensquared.net/2007/07/02/guardian-24118arachne/#comment-2879 David Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:13:04 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=608#comment-2879 Rendition = performance: extraordinary rendition is the (dubiously legal) practice of transporting prisoners to another country for torture. Rendition = performance: extraordinary rendition is the (dubiously legal) practice of transporting prisoners to another country for torture.

]]> By: Stuart http://fifteensquared.net/2007/07/02/guardian-24118arachne/#comment-2878 Stuart Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:10:33 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=608#comment-2878 2D "extraordinary rendition", the term used recently in US concerning moving captives so they can be 'questionned' in other countries, is "dubiously legal". 2D “extraordinary rendition”, the term used recently in US concerning moving captives so they can be ‘questionned’ in other countries, is “dubiously legal”.

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