That’s a good call, Hornbeam – that’s no doubt what Vulcan had in mind. The former generally has me grinning at his/her clues – today’s being CAPON, SENOR, INCUBATOR, BUMPS and the classy BANDYING.
NOON A charade of BUM and PS for post scriptum. He (I presume it is ‘he’) writes good surfaces, though. Stay connected and keep in touch with your friends with our new Puzzles mobile app. Lots to like here. Enjoyable puzzle , interesting blog and comments.
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Inquisitor 1665: Seize Them All by eXternal, Enigmatic Variations No. I think Granny just about works as an adverb. Spanza @5 not what I intended, sorry – surely it is better to show the creativity and wit to produce a number of really excellent clues, while a few are a bit weak, than to churn out a puzzle which is “a bit meh” as the younger (than me) generation might say?
GRANNY FLAT 19 Ideal man using strength to secure luxury car
Richard @19 Which bit of “granny” = “relative” did I miss in my comment? Can I propose Wayne Fontana (of WF and the Mindbenders) as a more famous example?
EMIR Might have seen this one before. 27,927 7 Catching two rings separately in act using juggling (10) 8Nuts about prince: princess gets tear on the frosty circuit? If you can point me to any any reference which has BANDYING = EXCHANGING WORDS, then I will respectfully withdraw my query. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. The spades used typically had only one shoulder, on the left, requiring it to be stepped on with the left foot, hence the expression in Ireland ‘s/he’s a left footer’. You go one way, or you go the other .
CAPON at 16a was an unfamiliar fowl which I solved from the wordplay, and I was quite put off at the explanation when I googled it. Nothing remarkable either way. I’d say this setter is a work in progress for the Monday slot – some misses are to be expected but the hits are getting more palpable so many thanks for this one Vulcan. Guardian Cryptic 27,924 by Philistine. Fave was 20a. Thanks to Philistine.
21 Raise good argument
Favourites were PEEPING TOM and SNAKEBITE both fairly obvious but fun.
[email protected] – surely the point of a 12d is that it is relatively level as the person in question would move there when they couldn’t cope with stairs etc in their previous abode? In the 18th & 19th centuries poor Irish peasants (usually Roman Catholics) used to cut peat from the bogs for fuel.
I’m now happily skipping off to Manchester Bridge Club to play a few duplicate boards ?
16 Fowl with head covered? Support The Guardian Available for everyone, funded by readers Contribute Subscribe Contribute Search jobs
A perfect Monday crossword if we are to believe the theory that Monday should be a gentle introduction to the week of crosswords. This site uses cookies. (SOME LET IT)* with ‘fester’ as the anagrind. Fun puzzle, not a write-in, thanks both. 17 High priest‘s power over quarrel I should have said that barbershop was a brilliant clue, I am just kicking myself that I cheated. dd double definition Duplicate bridge and contract bridge are versions of the card game. Posted by manehi on September 12th, 2019. and is filed under Guardian.
Cryptic crossword No 27,929. Well,I will then. REFIT Thank to Vulcan and Pierre. anagrind = anagram indicator ELEMENTARY
7 I must stop crazy boy becoming president
‘Left-footed’ is a way of saying that you’re Roman Catholic (where I come from, anyway).
Cryptic crossword No 27,927.
This was a dnf as neither MrsW nor I could get BARBERSHOP!
Time on your hands? Support The Guardian Available for everyone, funded by readers Contribute Subscribe Contribute Search jobs An insertion of Y for the mathematical ‘unknown’ in WANE.
11 Turned round and put back into poetry 1 Mixed drink was the end of Cleopatra My point was my granny was my relative, not my relatively. Guardian cryptic crosswordNo 27,927 set by Vulcan Solution No. An insertion of I in MAD SON gives you President number four. I particularly liked BANDYING – it took me ages to see BAN DYING. I think I agree with you that this was an enjoyable crossword, with some fine clues.
Very nice Monday taper in which we solved quickly.
I didn’t quite see 25a as a cd, but as “so small” = THIS LITTLE (suggesting someone indicating with their hands or fingers) and “greedy” = PIGGY. Learn how your comment data is processed.
One minor quibble with the blog: for 10ac I had ‘going’ = ON, so ‘both ways’ implied NO+ON. The latter’s comments are always a delight. An insertion of RR for Rolls Royce in MIGHT.
A cd cum dd.
[email protected] and [email protected]: the granny flat is relatively so because granny is your relative. Try as I might, ( and believe me I have tried, I even considered the possibility of it being a clever triple def ), I cannot make 20a work. 27,920 Russian (4) 5 This old school was basic (10) 6Sort of salon music? Great to have you with us, Pierre. Thanks Pierre – I enjoyed your style of blog. Lots of Proddies v Micks doggerel in early post-war Oz playgrounds (ring the bell, go to hell, etc) but I’ve never heard the ‘left foot turf shovel’ story before; wonderful source of knowledge, crosswordland! BUMPS
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