NTSPP 817

19 comments on “NTSPP 817”

1. Typical Chalicea! Light and good fun with frequent referrals needed to the BRB! I think I have spotted a theme of eight items with the possibility of a ninth.

   I spent too long trying to parse “evictor” as the (wrong) answer to 19d before the correct solution dawned on me.

   13d seems rather weak as the definition and answer are both derived from the same root.

   My top picks were 10a, 15a, 30a & 2d.

   Many thanks to Chalicea and, in advance, presumably to the very hard-working CS.

   1. Keep looking

      1. Mmm. I can’t see any more themed items and, the more I think about it, the more my ninth item doesn’t feel right.

      2. I’m still looking for 13d.

2. Thanks Chalicea for a ‘nicely pitched’ puzzle to get my brain going after a week’s R and R. Although, my brain doesn’t seem to working well enough to spot a theme.

   Smiles for 10a, I wonder how many know that (pre PC?) there are M and F versions of the word, 14a, 30a, a magnificent word which should be brought back into everyday usage, 2d, and 22d.

   Thanks again and thanks in advance to CS.

3. An excellent puzzle and I must admit, Senf I did not realise there were male and female versions of 10a. I do now and will spend the rest of the week trying to fit it into conversation. 😊 I love the word at 30a and I must try and get that into conversation also along with “gadzooks”. I’m afraid I cannot see the theme but I never can.

   Thank you, Chalicea for a wonderful diversion on a wet and windy day in The Marches.

4. A delightful NTSPP which I thought contained several ‘less than Floughie’ clues. Winners for me were 30a plus 6d. Decided twice that I’d latched onto the theme but both turned out to be damp squibs – will keep pondering.
   Many thanks, Chalicea.

5. What a treat, two Chalicea puzzles in one week, 10a Chalicea!
   Like Senf and Steve, 30a is a fine word and also like them, I’m struggling to find a theme. I’m sure all will be revealed tomorrow.
   Thanks Chalicea and thanks in advance to Cryptic Sue

6. I’ve found a theme of sorts but I’m not confident about it.

7. Thanks to Chalicea for today’s NTSPP.

   I have found 8 answers that make up the theme … I might need a tiny bit of help to discover the other one(s).

8. Found that immeasurably harder that Tuesday’s Floughie & revealed the 19d/27a letter checker to crack those last two – never heard of the latter. Assuming I have the right theme reckon I’ve 9 of ‘em.
   Thanks Chalicea for an enjoyable & tougher than I was expecting puzzle.

9. Many thanks to all our super solvers. I think the theme of this one is fairly obscure. I always send a new one when one is published and today’s sending has a glaringly obvious theme. Apologies, Rabbit Dave about the one you objected to – we are not supposed to use a headword in the same way twice but I am wondering which clue got onto the compiler’s naughty step as there is no 13d.

   1. Whoops, sorry for my typo. I meant 13a.

      Great puzzle though! Very enjoyable, thank you.

10. I enjoyed this puzzle today from Chalicea. Lots of the answers sort of dropped into place, coupled with a couple of head scratchers.
    I liked 14a, 30a, 1d, 20d & 23d all of which made me smile with 14a the biggest smile.

    Like stanXTZ I have found 8 words that possibly make up the theme … not sure if there are anymore though. Not that I see at this point.

    Thanks to Chalicea & CS

11. “… lots of new definitions which you sort of hope you will remember and use if the chance arises …” – well, three of them which I hadn’t tumbled to by bedtime but my subconscious must have been working on overnight as I guessed them and confimed in the BRB this morning. So relieved to finish I didn’t bother looking for a theme, although it’s obvious in retrospect.
    Thanks, Chalicea and CS.

12. I used eight dictionary references whilst solving this enjoyable puzzle – with two coming from one clue (2d)! I didn’t know the alternative form in 10a, the spelling used in 13a, the meaning in 21a, the group in 8d or the 21d sausage. The eighth was 27a, where I might have thought it to be a misspelling – but it isn’t, of course. Fortunately the checkers and wordplay pointed me to the correct entries. A Chalicea puzzle is always an education! 19d was my LOI, where I had to convince myself that the definition worked. I did detect a 21a of a theme, but needed CS’s guidance to reveal them all.
    My thanks to Chalicea and to CS.
    P.S. We have family in Canada where there is now a trend to call 16d a ‘canadiano’

13. Thank you, Chalicea, we enjoyed your puzzle but missed the theme! We didn’t know the female version of 10a and there were a couple of new words we need to try to remember🫡
    We look forward to your next puzzle. Thanks also to CS.

14. Many thanks for unravelling the ‘theme’ CS, not at all the sort of idea that had been floating through my mind!

15. Many thanks CS. I loved your 14a.

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