Comments on: Azed 1877: Take a bow

By: jetdoc

jetdoc — Mon, 26 May 2008 09:38:06 +0000

Thanks, Andrew. My internet connection managed to function at an acceptable speed for long enough for me to remedy that. The ‘category’ boxes are now right down the screen, and easy to forget.

I agree that there’s a kind of &lit in EATERIE, but I thought the composite anagram was not one of Azed’s best.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 26 May 2008 09:23:36 +0000

Jetdoc - this post isn’t categorised, so it doesn’t show up in the Azed section.

Definitely one of the easiest Azeds for a long time - I rattled through it in what seemed like no time at all.

Interesting coincidence that EATERIE - with the same unusual spelling - also occured in Azed 1876, though with a totally different clue. I rather liked the clue in this one - as well as having a definition plus composite anagram, the whole surface reads as a kind of &lit: EATERIE being an American thing, it doesn’t serve English chops.

By: Bridgesong

Bridgesong — Mon, 26 May 2008 06:11:04 +0000

BENAME is from bIen-aIme (well-beloved), not bien amie

By: rightback

rightback — Sun, 25 May 2008 21:56:45 +0000

Agreed that this was easier than usual - it took about half the time I’d usually expect to spend on an Azed, although I only do it infrequently - but I had ‘rife’ for RYFE, which was probably avoidable: ‘liquor once’ = RIE was a possible interpretation but I should have realised that if ‘rie’ were a word I’d have known it. I guessed CABALETTAS via ‘cabal’ (no link whatsoever, it transpires).

By: jetdoc

jetdoc — Sun, 25 May 2008 13:46:04 +0000

Duh! I did originally get this (honestly!) but couldn’t get it a week later. Senility of rapid onset.

By: Richard Heald

Richard Heald — Sun, 25 May 2008 13:38:41 +0000

Wordplay for 10Dn I think is: H (hot) + DRY* + OTHER (additional) + PAY*.