Comments on: Independent 6,912 by Dac http://fifteensquared.net/2008/12/10/independent-6912-by-dac/ Never knowingly undersolved. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:23:44 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: rightback http://fifteensquared.net/2008/12/10/independent-6912-by-dac/comment-page-1/#comment-58816 rightback Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:34:08 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=4389#comment-58816 Thanks for the blog, Simon, and welcome to the team. Very nice puzzle - I thought 7dn was beautifully hidden. Your explanation for 24ac gets 10/10 for schoolboy humour potential! Thanks for the blog, Simon, and welcome to the team. Very nice puzzle – I thought 7dn was beautifully hidden. Your explanation for 24ac gets 10/10 for schoolboy humour potential!

]]> By: Al Streatfield http://fifteensquared.net/2008/12/10/independent-6912-by-dac/comment-page-1/#comment-58361 Al Streatfield Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:47:21 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=4389#comment-58361 Nice puzzle. I too couldn't figure out why D equalled Drag and thought that there must have been an "initially", or something, left out. Not keen on the use of obscure abbreviations in daily puzzles. Nice puzzle. I too couldn’t figure out why D equalled Drag and thought that there must have been an “initially”, or something, left out. Not keen on the use of obscure abbreviations in daily puzzles.

]]> By: SimonHarris http://fifteensquared.net/2008/12/10/independent-6912-by-dac/comment-page-1/#comment-58309 SimonHarris Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:23:09 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=4389#comment-58309 Thanks for everyone's interest and feedback. Westy - in my defence, I should point out that I omitted those on purpose, as noted in the old version of the <a href="http://fifteensquared.net/faq/" rel="nofollow">FAQ</a>. Sheer bad luck that they corresponded with the two you were after! I notice the FAQ has been updated recently, so I'll make sure to post every answer in future. "U" for "posh" is one of the abbreviations that has confounded me in the past too, until fellow blogger Ciaran set me straight. Thanks for everyone’s interest and feedback.

Westy – in my defence, I should point out that I omitted those on purpose, as noted in the old version of the FAQ. Sheer bad luck that they corresponded with the two you were after! I notice the FAQ has been updated recently, so I’ll make sure to post every answer in future.

“U” for “posh” is one of the abbreviations that has confounded me in the past too, until fellow blogger Ciaran set me straight.

]]> By: Geoff Moss http://fifteensquared.net/2008/12/10/independent-6912-by-dac/comment-page-1/#comment-58304 Geoff Moss Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:58:34 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=4389#comment-58304 Westy U <em>adj</em> (of words, behaviour etc) as used by or found among the upper classes, hence socially acceptable; upper class (Chambers) Westy
U adj (of words, behaviour etc) as used by or found among the upper classes, hence socially acceptable; upper class (Chambers)

]]> By: Westy http://fifteensquared.net/2008/12/10/independent-6912-by-dac/comment-page-1/#comment-58303 Westy Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:47:13 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=4389#comment-58303 Thanks for the swift responses guys. Was sure 22a was an anagram but was unlikely to solve it as I'm not familiar with U meaning posh. Can anyone explain that? Thanks for the swift responses guys. Was sure 22a was an anagram but was unlikely to solve it as I’m not familiar with U meaning posh. Can anyone explain that?

]]> By: Geoff Moss http://fifteensquared.net/2008/12/10/independent-6912-by-dac/comment-page-1/#comment-58296 Geoff Moss Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:19:36 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=4389#comment-58296 Westy 22a UNIMPOSING U (posh) *(MINI NO GPS) 27a HEREIN HE (ambassador) REIN (control) Westy
22a UNIMPOSING U (posh) *(MINI NO GPS)
27a HEREIN HE (ambassador) REIN (control)

]]> By: nmsindy http://fifteensquared.net/2008/12/10/independent-6912-by-dac/comment-page-1/#comment-58294 nmsindy Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:16:21 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=4389#comment-58294 Westy, could you give the clues and the answer lengths? Westy, could you give the clues and the answer lengths?

]]> By: Westy http://fifteensquared.net/2008/12/10/independent-6912-by-dac/comment-page-1/#comment-58293 Westy Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:05:25 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=4389#comment-58293 Great post but I can't see any entries for 22a and 27a. The first in particular, has been driving me mad! Can anyone offer some help? Great post but I can’t see any entries for 22a and 27a. The first in particular, has been driving me mad! Can anyone offer some help?

]]> By: Richard Heald http://fifteensquared.net/2008/12/10/independent-6912-by-dac/comment-page-1/#comment-58098 Richard Heald Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:27:04 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=4389#comment-58098 An equally valid interpretation of the wordplay for 20Dn (but not the one intended by Dac, I'm sure) might be an anagram of E(uropean) AND AM(erican). An equally valid interpretation of the wordplay for 20Dn (but not the one intended by Dac, I’m sure) might be an anagram of E(uropean) AND AM(erican).

]]> By: nmsindy http://fifteensquared.net/2008/12/10/independent-6912-by-dac/comment-page-1/#comment-58017 nmsindy Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:48:28 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=4389#comment-58017 Excellent puzzle, and excellent blog. I looked up the d abbreviations in Collins afterwards and found it (from aeronautics). As it was Dac, I knew I would. Great misdirection in ORDINARILY, I thought. Excellent puzzle, and excellent blog. I looked up the d abbreviations in Collins afterwards and found it (from aeronautics). As it was Dac, I knew I would. Great misdirection in ORDINARILY, I thought.

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