Comments on: DT 25971 http://bigdave44.com/2009/07/03/dt-25971/ Putting the words to lights - crossword clues explained in plain English Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:25:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Little Dave http://bigdave44.com/2009/07/03/dt-25971/#comment-2281 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:30:11 +0000 http://bigdave44.com/?p=4724#comment-2281 Found this tricky. Got home early to watch Murray. Still a few to finish and frankly I am not in the mood now. I fancy a glass of wine instead in preparation of tomorrow’s challenge which hopefully will be better than the usual Saturday offering. I have just lost interest in the tennis but Cardiff next week (day 3 for me).

]]> By: Libellule http://bigdave44.com/2009/07/03/dt-25971/#comment-2277 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:43:53 +0000 http://bigdave44.com/?p=4724#comment-2277 Harry, I don’t do the Times, but I have done today’s Toughie. Today was a “bad” day in Telegraph Crossword land.

]]> By: Harry Shipley http://bigdave44.com/2009/07/03/dt-25971/#comment-2276 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:35:00 +0000 http://bigdave44.com/?p=4724#comment-2276 I’d agree it was a bit 16A, especially after having done the day’s Toughie and Times. Nothing really gave me a zizz, but then I think (and it’s only my opinion) that generally after the others the Telegraph Cryptic falls a bit flat.

Pedant’s time: the isotonic Lucozade is L Sport, whereas the original is L Energy (but now with extra flavour varieties).

Don’t buy one if you want the other!

Harry

]]> By: bigboab http://bigdave44.com/2009/07/03/dt-25971/#comment-2275 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:02:14 +0000 http://bigdave44.com/?p=4724#comment-2275 Like most of this weeks’ offerings, disappointingly easy.

]]> By: Libellule http://bigdave44.com/2009/07/03/dt-25971/#comment-2274 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:53:49 +0000 http://bigdave44.com/?p=4724#comment-2274 I have finally taken the plunge and got a subsctiption to Chambers…. and yup OR = other ranks (military). A quick google shows it as a fairly common mistake. Will correct the blog accordingly.

]]> By: Vince http://bigdave44.com/2009/07/03/dt-25971/#comment-2273 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:25:19 +0000 http://bigdave44.com/?p=4724#comment-2273 Just to be pedantic (wasn’t it once said that pedants are welcome?), OR is abbreviation for “OTHER ranks”. I know I was one a long time ago!

]]> By: Libellule http://bigdave44.com/2009/07/03/dt-25971/#comment-2272 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:52:35 +0000 http://bigdave44.com/?p=4724#comment-2272 Bonjor aussi Kram, nice of you to drop by. I guess 22a is one of things you either know or don’t. Re. Ordinary Ranks or rather OR, its one of those acronyms that you get used to, and you see if its applicable depending on the clue. There are plenty of others you get used to too :-)

]]> By: Kram http://bigdave44.com/2009/07/03/dt-25971/#comment-2271 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:35:56 +0000 http://bigdave44.com/?p=4724#comment-2271 Bonjour Libellue, I had to go to your explanation of 22a to get what MIT stood for, if it hadn’t have been for the checked letters I wouldn’t even have got MIT, one for the Toughie perhaps!. 24a across had the undesired girls name, but surely the word soldiers could have used instead of men, went into Google and looked up OR and came up with a rather showy girly site!. Have to agree best was 18a and the hidden WSS.

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