Comments on: Toughie 177 http://bigdave44.com/2009/07/08/toughie-177/ Putting the words to lights - crossword clues explained in plain English Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:42:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: bigboab http://bigdave44.com/2009/07/08/toughie-177/#comment-2355 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:45:56 +0000 http://bigdave44.com/?p=4799#comment-2355 Really difficult today, I would never have got 19a, 26a or 27a without your assistance for which I am once more very grateful. I liked 9a and 5d very much, ( I actually had Margaret Drabbles Oxford Guide to English Literature on my table for a GK question from another paper)

]]> By: Harry Shipley http://bigdave44.com/2009/07/08/toughie-177/#comment-2354 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:25:53 +0000 http://bigdave44.com/?p=4799#comment-2354 I didn’t enjoy it as much as usual – heavy wordplay makes it just that, heavy. In 6d, Ga (gallium) is just as much an element as Ag, so something like “short element, minor illumination” would have worked and is snappier to my way of thinking.

Harry Shipley

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