Comments on: Guardian 24,358/Araucaria - Roma and Firenza http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/10/guardian-24358araucaria-roma-and-firenza/ Never knowingly undersolved. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:08:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: beermagnet http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/10/guardian-24358araucaria-roma-and-firenza/#comment-19971 beermagnet Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:15:38 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/10/guardian-24358araucaria-roma-and-firenza/#comment-19971 Stuart, we don't discuss live prize puzzles until after the deadline here. I'm sure Rightback will be along with a blog for yesterday's puzzle on Friday of next week. In the meantime YHM Stuart, we don’t discuss live prize puzzles until after the deadline here.
I’m sure Rightback will be along with a blog for yesterday’s puzzle on Friday of next week. In the meantime YHM

]]> By: Stuart http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/10/guardian-24358araucaria-roma-and-firenza/#comment-19913 Stuart Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:41:31 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/10/guardian-24358araucaria-roma-and-firenza/#comment-19913 In Araucaria's 0f 19th April (24367), I have the answer to 11 across but can anyone explain it to me please? In Araucaria’s 0f 19th April (24367), I have the answer to 11 across but can anyone explain it to me please?

]]> By: beermagnet http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/10/guardian-24358araucaria-roma-and-firenza/#comment-19070 beermagnet Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:56:20 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/10/guardian-24358araucaria-roma-and-firenza/#comment-19070 OK. You clearly can't put that html tag in a comment even for it to appear in the clear. To see what it looks like in the code, using square brackets instead of the angle brackets, it looks like [!--more--] OK. You clearly can’t put that html tag in a comment even for it to appear in the clear. To see what it looks like in the code, using square brackets instead of the angle brackets, it looks like [!--more--]

]]> By: beermagnet http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/10/guardian-24358araucaria-roma-and-firenza/#comment-19069 beermagnet Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:52:24 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/10/guardian-24358araucaria-roma-and-firenza/#comment-19069 At the very start of the blog I must of accidentally clicked that "more" button that puts in an html tag that looks like this:<!--more--> Crikey, I wonder if that's going to do something odd to this comment. At the very start of the blog I must of accidentally clicked that “more” button that puts in an html tag that looks like this:
Crikey, I wonder if that’s going to do something odd to this comment.

]]> By: neildubya http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/10/guardian-24358araucaria-roma-and-firenza/#comment-19040 neildubya Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:39:24 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/10/guardian-24358araucaria-roma-and-firenza/#comment-19040 How <i>did</i> you make your post appear as a link? It's never happened before but as you say it might be a useful feature. How did you make your post appear as a link? It’s never happened before but as you say it might be a useful feature.

]]> By: beermagnet http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/10/guardian-24358araucaria-roma-and-firenza/#comment-19015 beermagnet Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:53:06 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/10/guardian-24358araucaria-roma-and-firenza/#comment-19015 Wah! 1D is BABY. Obvious now I see it. I didn't even check it in the published answers. So that's another I didn't get. As for Firenza - It's the way I tell 'em ;^) [ And I've now understood why this appeared only as a link on the home page - but maybe that would be a good thing - so you don't see the answers unless you choose to go down to the detailed page. These days, if I can, I have a go at the Indie after tackling the G at lunchtime, but sometimes inadvertantly see some answers on this blog's homepage when I check it to see if the G's blog has arrived. Is it worth airing this subject? ] Wah! 1D is BABY. Obvious now I see it. I didn’t even check it in the published answers. So that’s another I didn’t get.
As for Firenza - It’s the way I tell ‘em ;^)
[ And I've now understood why this appeared only as a link on the home page - but maybe that would be a good thing - so you don't see the answers unless you choose to go down to the detailed page. These days, if I can, I have a go at the Indie after tackling the G at lunchtime, but sometimes inadvertantly see some answers on this blog's homepage when I check it to see if the G's blog has arrived. Is it worth airing this subject? ]

]]> By: muck http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/10/guardian-24358araucaria-roma-and-firenza/#comment-18979 muck Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:04:58 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/10/guardian-24358araucaria-roma-and-firenza/#comment-18979 The Italian name for Florence is Firenze, not Firenza The Italian name for Florence is Firenze, not Firenza

]]> By: Geoff http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/10/guardian-24358araucaria-roma-and-firenza/#comment-18898 Geoff Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:57:00 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/10/guardian-24358araucaria-roma-and-firenza/#comment-18898 Agree with BABY for 1d and Eileen's explanation of EAU MARIS for 9a. 27d: DOME (as in Brunelleschi's in Florence's Duomo and Michelangelo's in St Peter's in Rome) is the 'vault', and "my'...' will be no problem', ie 'will be no problem for me' = it will DO ME (fine). Lovely crossword. Agree with BABY for 1d and Eileen’s explanation of EAU MARIS for 9a.

27d: DOME (as in Brunelleschi’s in Florence’s Duomo and Michelangelo’s in St Peter’s in Rome) is the ‘vault’, and “my’…’ will be no problem’, ie ‘will be no problem for me’ = it will DO ME (fine).

Lovely crossword.

]]> By: muck http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/10/guardian-24358araucaria-roma-and-firenza/#comment-18896 muck Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:24:00 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/10/guardian-24358araucaria-roma-and-firenza/#comment-18896 For anyone who couldn't find my blog, on talk.guardian.co.uk, here is a copy so that you can see just how much of beermagnet's blog is a verbatim copy. No problem - he acknowledged that he 'shamelessly raided' from it! ++ muck on talk.guardian.co.uk ++ Araucaria 24358 April 9th hasn't been blogged still on fifteensquared.net. A good puzzle with an Italian Renaissance theme. ACROSS 1. Birdsong. A great war novel by Sebastian Faulks. SON=issue & DR< in BIG=great 5. 12 inches is IFT, in SHY 9. Beaumaris is a Welsh castle. Eau Maris, for sea water, isn't in Chambers 11. GROW+L 12. Our first renaissance hero (Challenge+M+10)* 16. Sixer is a brownie or cub scout leader of six. 18. The spice is mace. The monster is a whale. 21. Brunel is our engineer + (chisel)* for our second renaissance hero. 24. Where was 12's dome? A Roma (in Rome). 25. b(rainstorm) 26. Initial letters 27. Greek hero - (yo+sussed)* DOWN 3. SU(MM)IT 4,2. (Lunatic car horror)* + d(ied). A London route not as far from the centre as the M25. 6. A film. Rank=high. 12 isn't 12 ac. 7. Where is 21's 22? In a city in Italy. 8. Yell+ow+root 10. (fifties AD less)* 13. Hess+Boar in CD 14. Obsequies= funeral rites. Replace E= drug by OU= dark blues, for obsequious. 17. am+per+age 20. the+sis 22. DOME ??? 23. double def ?? For anyone who couldn’t find my blog, on talk.guardian.co.uk, here is a copy so that you can see just how much of beermagnet’s blog is a verbatim copy. No problem - he acknowledged that he ’shamelessly raided’ from it!

++ muck on talk.guardian.co.uk ++

Araucaria 24358 April 9th hasn’t been blogged still on fifteensquared.net.

A good puzzle with an Italian Renaissance theme.

ACROSS

1. Birdsong. A great war novel by Sebastian Faulks. SON=issue & DR< in BIG=great

5. 12 inches is IFT, in SHY

9. Beaumaris is a Welsh castle. Eau Maris, for sea water, isn’t in Chambers

11. GROW+L

12. Our first renaissance hero (Challenge+M+10)*

16. Sixer is a brownie or cub scout leader of six.

18. The spice is mace. The monster is a whale.

21. Brunel is our engineer + (chisel)* for our second renaissance hero.

24. Where was 12’s dome? A Roma (in Rome).

25. b(rainstorm)

26. Initial letters

27. Greek hero - (yo+sussed)*

DOWN

3. SU(MM)IT

4,2. (Lunatic car horror)* + d(ied). A London route not as far from the centre as the M25.

6. A film. Rank=high. 12 isn’t 12 ac.

7. Where is 21’s 22? In a city in Italy.

8. Yell+ow+root

10. (fifties AD less)*

13. Hess+Boar in CD

14. Obsequies= funeral rites. Replace E= drug by OU= dark blues, for obsequious.

17. am+per+age

20. the+sis

22. DOME ???

23. double def ??

]]> By: Eileen http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/10/guardian-24358araucaria-roma-and-firenza/#comment-18894 Eileen Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:16:49 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/10/guardian-24358araucaria-roma-and-firenza/#comment-18894 Thank you Muck [although I couldn't find your website] and Beermat [you should try Florentine biscuits!]for your contributions. I really did think this one should not go unremarked. I thoroughly enjoyed it. 9ac: EAU [French,''water' + MARIS [Latin. 'of the sea'] - 'variously rendered': I thought this was great. 1dn I had 'baby' too. Thank you Muck [although I couldn't find your website] and Beermat [you should try Florentine biscuits!]for your contributions. I really did think this one should not go unremarked. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
9ac: EAU [French,''water' + MARIS [Latin. 'of the sea'] - ‘variously rendered’: I thought this was great.
1dn I had ‘baby’ too.

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