Comments on: Guardian 24,371 (Araucaria) http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/24/guardian-24371-araucaria/ Never knowingly undersolved. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:40:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: PaulW http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/24/guardian-24371-araucaria/#comment-20948 PaulW Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:40:20 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1469#comment-20948 Alan, Many thanks for the explanation. Paul Alan, Many thanks for the explanation. Paul

]]> By: Eileen http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/24/guardian-24371-araucaria/#comment-20649 Eileen Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:10:06 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1469#comment-20649 Many thanks, Diagacht. I can now sleep easier. As mentioned, I am only a recent visitor [ now an addict!] to this site: I see you work on Sundays [as well!] and therefore would know the abbreviations - and I envy you your dinner with my favourite setter! I now conclude that 19dn was yet another brilliant clue. Re the anagram: I just saw 'about' and thought no further - but yours made equally good sense, didn't it? I liked 24 ac too. Many thanks, Diagacht. I can now sleep easier. As mentioned, I am only a recent visitor [ now an
addict!] to this site: I see you work on Sundays [as well!] and therefore would know the abbreviations - and I envy you your dinner with my favourite setter! I now conclude that 19dn was yet another brilliant clue. Re the anagram: I just saw ‘about’ and thought no further - but yours made equally good sense, didn’t it? I liked 24 ac too.

]]> By: diagacht http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/24/guardian-24371-araucaria/#comment-20632 diagacht Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:11:30 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1469#comment-20632 Eileen, as someone who works weekends it is usual to differentiate Saturday and Sunday with the abbreviations Sa and Su. Of course, I can't possible say whether this is universal but I didn't think about this one twice. (I only wish I had thought twice to spot the anagram that was so obvious to yourself!) Eileen, as someone who works weekends it is usual to differentiate Saturday and Sunday with the abbreviations Sa and Su. Of course, I can’t possible say whether this is universal but I didn’t think about this one twice. (I only wish I had thought twice to spot the anagram that was so obvious to yourself!)

]]> By: Eileen http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/24/guardian-24371-araucaria/#comment-20623 Eileen Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:47:52 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1469#comment-20623 Still niggling rather re 19dn. I think Andrew's suggestion makes sense but has anyone found Su as being a recognised abbreviation? [My calendar has 's'!] It could be helpful in the future! Still niggling rather re 19dn. I think Andrew’s suggestion makes sense but has anyone found Su as being a recognised abbreviation? [My calendar has 's'!] It could be helpful in the future!

]]> By: Eileen http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/24/guardian-24371-araucaria/#comment-20601 Eileen Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:39:15 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1469#comment-20601 Craft holder is a double definition, isn't it? Super clue! Craft holder is a double definition, isn’t it? Super clue!

]]> By: crikey http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/24/guardian-24371-araucaria/#comment-20596 crikey Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:27:04 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1469#comment-20596 Ah, Alan just beat me to it... Thanks... Ah, Alan just beat me to it… Thanks…

]]> By: crikey http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/24/guardian-24371-araucaria/#comment-20594 crikey Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:26:15 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1469#comment-20594 Hi Paul, Re 26ac - I THINK 'esse' = 'to be', with V and L being the roman numerals around the outside. Thus the definition is 'craft holder', rather than 'craft'. Can anyone clarify this? Hi Paul,

Re 26ac - I THINK ‘esse’ = ‘to be’, with V and L being the roman numerals around the outside. Thus the definition is ‘craft holder’, rather than ‘craft’.
Can anyone clarify this?

]]> By: AlanR http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/24/guardian-24371-araucaria/#comment-20593 AlanR Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:24:58 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1469#comment-20593 26 ac: the roman numerals are V and L, and the Roman/Latin word meaning "to be", esse, is included. 26 ac: the roman numerals are V and L, and the Roman/Latin word meaning “to be”, esse, is included.

]]> By: PaulW http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/24/guardian-24371-araucaria/#comment-20587 PaulW Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:02:07 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1469#comment-20587 26ac, "Craft holder (Roman numerals to be included)", caused problems. At first I thought craft holder might be "easel" and the answer "?easel". Eventually guessed at "vessel" which turned out to be correct, but I still don't see where the latter part of theclue fits in. 26ac, “Craft holder (Roman numerals to be included)”, caused problems.

At first I thought craft holder might be “easel” and the answer “?easel”. Eventually guessed at “vessel” which turned out to be correct, but I still don’t see where the latter part of theclue fits in.

]]> By: Andrew http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/24/guardian-24371-araucaria/#comment-20574 Andrew Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:30:21 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1469#comment-20574 Tom, I think the idea is that WOMANKIND+DUCK "goes with" MAN+DRAKE. Tom, I think the idea is that WOMANKIND+DUCK “goes with” MAN+DRAKE.

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