Comments on: Independent 6670 by Punk http://fifteensquared.net/2008/03/03/independent-6670-by-punk/ Never knowingly undersolved. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:46:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Paul B http://fifteensquared.net/2008/03/03/independent-6670-by-punk/#comment-16004 Paul B Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:29:12 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/03/03/independent-6670-by-punk/#comment-16004 Testing - can't post in Virgilius. Testing - can’t post in Virgilius.

]]> By: Wil Ransome http://fifteensquared.net/2008/03/03/independent-6670-by-punk/#comment-15954 Wil Ransome Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:44:52 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/03/03/independent-6670-by-punk/#comment-15954 COSMETIC SURGEON "ET in Cosmic + surge + on": not quite I think; isn't it "ET in Cosmic + s(tudio) + urge + on"? COSMETIC SURGEON

“ET in Cosmic + surge + on”: not quite I think; isn’t it “ET in Cosmic + s(tudio) + urge + on”?

]]> By: Jill and Tamzin http://fifteensquared.net/2008/03/03/independent-6670-by-punk/#comment-15932 Jill and Tamzin Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:24:01 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/03/03/independent-6670-by-punk/#comment-15932 We could do the Guardian and the Indy today, and they were very different. This was the best, with Essex giel making us laugh. We could do the Guardian and the Indy today, and they were very different.

This was the best, with Essex giel making us laugh.

]]> By: eimi http://fifteensquared.net/2008/03/03/independent-6670-by-punk/#comment-15929 eimi Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:43:48 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/03/03/independent-6670-by-punk/#comment-15929 Whether technically correct or not, a quick trawl of classical music magazines and record companies shows that ops is a fairly common abbreviation for more than one distinct musical work. It seems that few people in the real world use opera to mean the plural of opus rather than a musical form. Presumably, as a music graduate, Punk is on fairly safe ground here. Whether technically correct or not, a quick trawl of classical music magazines and record companies shows that ops is a fairly common abbreviation for more than one distinct musical work. It seems that few people in the real world use opera to mean the plural of opus rather than a musical form. Presumably, as a music graduate, Punk is on fairly safe ground here.

]]> By: Paul B http://fifteensquared.net/2008/03/03/independent-6670-by-punk/#comment-15928 Paul B Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:16:07 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/03/03/independent-6670-by-punk/#comment-15928 You can still argue that more than one cryptic element OP (for OPUS) are OPS, and so justify WORKS. (Thanks by the way Punk, for that fiver.) You can still argue that more than one cryptic element OP (for OPUS) are OPS, and so justify WORKS.

(Thanks by the way Punk, for that fiver.)

]]> By: NealH http://fifteensquared.net/2008/03/03/independent-6670-by-punk/#comment-15926 NealH Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:32:53 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/03/03/independent-6670-by-punk/#comment-15926 Could it not be short for operations ? Could it not be short for operations ?

]]> By: Mick H http://fifteensquared.net/2008/03/03/independent-6670-by-punk/#comment-15925 Mick H Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:30:17 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/03/03/independent-6670-by-punk/#comment-15925 There was a lot to like here, including 12ac, but one small thing I'd query was 'works' for OPS in 4down. I'm no expert on Latin or music, but the plural of op (opus) is not ops, is it? There was a lot to like here, including 12ac, but one small thing I’d query was ‘works’ for OPS in 4down. I’m no expert on Latin or music, but the plural of op (opus) is not ops, is it?

]]> By: nmsindy http://fifteensquared.net/2008/03/03/independent-6670-by-punk/#comment-15920 nmsindy Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:41:41 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/03/03/independent-6670-by-punk/#comment-15920 LOCUST I think what's meant is that T is the twentieth letter in the alphabet. I found this very hard, too. LOCUST I think what’s meant is that T is the twentieth letter in the alphabet. I found this very hard, too.

]]> By: NealH http://fifteensquared.net/2008/03/03/independent-6670-by-punk/#comment-15916 NealH Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:52:40 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/03/03/independent-6670-by-punk/#comment-15916 Fortunately, I was doing the paper version on a train, so didn't have reveal available. Otherwise, I might have been tempted. Fortunately, I was doing the paper version on a train, so didn’t have reveal available. Otherwise, I might have been tempted.

]]> By: Jon http://fifteensquared.net/2008/03/03/independent-6670-by-punk/#comment-15915 Jon Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:46:45 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/03/03/independent-6670-by-punk/#comment-15915 According to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/teachers/literacy_7_11/word/newsid_3877000/3877313.stm 'Tiggerish' is in the Oxford Dictionary, 11th edition. V difficult today - managed half before moving to the on-line reveal button. According to:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/teachers/literacy_7_11/word/newsid_3877000/3877313.stm

‘Tiggerish’ is in the Oxford Dictionary, 11th edition.

V difficult today - managed half before moving to the on-line reveal button.

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