Comments on: Guardian 24354/Rover

By: Paul B

Paul B — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:38:46 +0000

Agree with Colin though - lo, prosaic …

By: muck

muck — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:11:04 +0000

Mea culpa: according to Wiki, the Acropolis did start life as a fort in prehistoric times and became a temple site only later.

By: muck

muck — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:32:23 +0000

20ac (Acropolis) was obvious as it is in Athens. But ‘This defence was made up’? It was built on a hill, but as a temple complex, not a defensive one.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:48:07 +0000

I thought the “made up” part for 20ac maybe referred to the fact that the Acropolis is on top of a hill overlooking Athens.

By: Comfy Settee

Comfy Settee — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:03:35 +0000

ANCESTRAL/LANCASTER* was used in a puzzle by Quantum, very recently in fact….
http://fifteensquared.net/2008/03/20/guardian-24341-quantum/

By: Paul B

Paul B — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:12:15 +0000

Ancestral is as bad as carthorse, believe me.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:48:55 +0000

Never mind about 17. That’s from a different puzzle.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:47:43 +0000

No comment was made about 17. I have water rat, but I can’t figure out the wordplay.

By: Puggers

Puggers — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:47:35 +0000

Re: 20a being a straight definition. Could it not be argued that ‘made up’ refers to the literal def of acropolis (high place)? Admittedly it’s a pretty weak defence, but…

By: Colin Blackburn

Colin Blackburn — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:18:44 +0000

Matthew, I didn’t see that one as I had the initial A in before I got to the clue. The link between LANCASTER = house ~= ANCESTRAL must have been exploited by someone before though.