Comments on: Guardian 24,397/Shed (Sat 24 May) - In the pink http://fifteensquared.net/2008/05/31/guardian-24397shed-sat-24-may-in-the-pink/ Never knowingly undersolved. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:04:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: rightback http://fifteensquared.net/2008/05/31/guardian-24397shed-sat-24-may-in-the-pink/#comment-29296 rightback Sat, 31 May 2008 12:21:35 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1600#comment-29296 Ah, pinking shears - I have heard of those but didn't think of them. Thanks. And you're right about 24ac, which I guess is really a straight definition with a pun on 'fur' = 'pelt'. Ah, pinking shears - I have heard of those but didn’t think of them. Thanks. And you’re right about 24ac, which I guess is really a straight definition with a pun on ‘fur’ = ‘pelt’.

]]> By: Andrew http://fifteensquared.net/2008/05/31/guardian-24397shed-sat-24-may-in-the-pink/#comment-29293 Andrew Sat, 31 May 2008 12:09:01 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=1600#comment-29293 In 24dn I suppose the "to" is to give a kind of &lit meaning; especially as "What the ALF might do" is not much of a definition on its own. I guessed that PINK meant "perforate" from knowing about "pinking shears", which are scissors with a wavy edge, used by dressmakers. And I got TINTIN easily - there had been a Tintin-themed puzzle earlier in the week so the name must have been still in my mind. In 24dn I suppose the “to” is to give a kind of &lit meaning; especially as “What the ALF might do” is not much of a definition on its own.

I guessed that PINK meant “perforate” from knowing about “pinking shears”, which are scissors with a wavy edge, used by dressmakers. And I got TINTIN easily - there had been a Tintin-themed puzzle earlier in the week so the name must have been still in my mind.

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