Archive for September, 2009
… and despite my lack of respect for the Telegraph crossword this clue has been brought to my attention (thank you, Trevor!): See odd perennials sprouting (5,3,5). At first glance it looks like an anagram, but how could ’see’ be 5,3,5? I am used to ’see’ indicating ‘lo’ and anything to do with vision, but the clue is beautifully misleading. It’s A see. And my ecclesiastical knowledge is limited so I had to look it up: and Rippon and Leeds IS a holy see!Well done, that Telegraph setter!
Suggest you move to the Guardian …
It can sometimes take a while, but we’ve finally finished Araucaria’s latest - and there were some damned classy clues in this weekend’s! Favourites were Student groups seize firm amid loud applause - they’re up to the neck in revolution (11) , though I would say it was (4-7). There were a couple of other times that we thought he was making up words, but it was an altogether lovely puzzle.I’ll put some clues in here once the answer’s been published (not wanting to encourage cheating!); it was a nice thing to have on a rainy weekend!