Comments on: Guardian 24384/Brendan — say something. http://fifteensquared.net/2008/05/09/guardian-24384brendan-say-something/ Crossword bloggery Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:06:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: muck http://fifteensquared.net/2008/05/09/guardian-24384brendan-say-something/#comment-25001 muck Sat, 10 May 2008 16:06:06 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1519#comment-25001 14ac RANSACK: RAN= smuggled, SACK= spanish wine. 21ac ROE DEER: homophones for 'row' and 'dear' 26ac LISLE: L(ine)+ISLE 18dn ELEMENTS: 'men' in anagram of 'steel' 19dn CURRANTS: homophone of 'currents' 23dn ASSERT: A + (tress) reversed 14ac RANSACK: RAN= smuggled, SACK= spanish wine.

21ac ROE DEER: homophones for ‘row’ and ‘dear’

26ac LISLE: L(ine)+ISLE

18dn ELEMENTS: ‘men’ in anagram of ’steel’

19dn CURRANTS: homophone of ‘currents’

23dn ASSERT: A + (tress) reversed

]]> By: mark http://fifteensquared.net/2008/05/09/guardian-24384brendan-say-something/#comment-24958 mark Sat, 10 May 2008 12:59:20 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1519#comment-24958 Help please. Assume 14a is ransack - why. Also I couldn't get 21 and 26 A and 18, 19 & 23 D Thanks Mark Help please.

Assume 14a is ransack - why.

Also I couldn’t get 21 and 26 A

and 18, 19 & 23 D

Thanks
Mark

]]> By: Colin Blackburn http://fifteensquared.net/2008/05/09/guardian-24384brendan-say-something/#comment-24594 Colin Blackburn Fri, 09 May 2008 09:35:16 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1519#comment-24594 Eileen, I do remember Victor Borge but not that he was called the Great Dane. I too was stymied by a four letter word. For me it was 24dn, GAUL. Very easy with hindsight. Eileen, I do remember Victor Borge but not that he was called the Great Dane.
I too was stymied by a four letter word. For me it was 24dn, GAUL. Very easy with hindsight.

]]> By: Eileen http://fifteensquared.net/2008/05/09/guardian-24384brendan-say-something/#comment-24590 Eileen Fri, 09 May 2008 09:23:38 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1519#comment-24590 Thanks, Colin. [Do you remember Victor Borge, who was often described as the Great Dane?] Thanks, Colin. [Do you remember Victor Borge, who was often described as the Great Dane?]

]]> By: Colin Blackburn http://fifteensquared.net/2008/05/09/guardian-24384brendan-say-something/#comment-24587 Colin Blackburn Fri, 09 May 2008 09:15:29 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1519#comment-24587 Andrew, thanks for the Kokoschka clarification, I should have checked wikipedia. Eileen, in 24ac the phrase GREAT DANE has only one meaning, that of the dog thus I feel that the second definition can't simply be by example but must be slightly cryptic even though Andersen is clearly an example of a Dane who is great. If the answer was DANE then the second definition would be by example. Andrew, thanks for the Kokoschka clarification, I should have checked wikipedia.

Eileen, in 24ac the phrase GREAT DANE has only one meaning, that of the dog thus I feel that the second definition can’t simply be by example but must be slightly cryptic even though Andersen is clearly an example of a Dane who is great. If the answer was DANE then the second definition would be by example.

]]> By: Eileen http://fifteensquared.net/2008/05/09/guardian-24384brendan-say-something/#comment-24582 Eileen Fri, 09 May 2008 08:44:51 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1519#comment-24582 Yes, hugely enjoyable - but, as yesterday, I was stymied by just the one [four-letter-word] clue: I didn't know how to pronounce Klee, either. [But I quite liked 1dn and 27dn] [I took 24 ac across as being another definition by example.] Yes, hugely enjoyable - but, as yesterday, I was stymied by just the one [four-letter-word] clue: I didn’t know how to pronounce Klee, either. [But I quite liked 1dn and 27dn]

[I took 24 ac across as being another definition by example.]

]]> By: Andrew http://fifteensquared.net/2008/05/09/guardian-24384brendan-say-something/#comment-24580 Andrew Fri, 09 May 2008 08:33:29 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1519#comment-24580 13dn - this is actually a reference to the painter Kokoschka, whose first name is OSKAR (OK, I had to look it up..). His parents must have had a sense of humour. I found this quite easy, but great fun. None of the uses of "say" seemed to be too contrived, as can sometimes happen when there's some sort of theme running through the clues. A very clever and enjoyable puzzle to end the week. 13dn - this is actually a reference to the painter Kokoschka, whose first name is OSKAR (OK, I had to look it up..). His parents must have had a sense of humour.

I found this quite easy, but great fun. None of the uses of “say” seemed to be too contrived, as can sometimes happen when there’s some sort of theme running through the clues. A very clever and enjoyable puzzle to end the week.

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