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[JULIEWOOLIE]

20D Horese that shouldnt run fast ?U?T?R hunter? 21d In a little while again tips over ?N?N anon? 5ac Catch thats no hadder ?A?P hasp? What do you think?Have I gone wrong somewhere?Julie

[torgy]

horese?
hadder?

[glasman]

H-adder........H-asp.

[JULIEWOOLIE]

Of course! sorry torgy horse!

[torgy]

i stand humbly corrected glasman

[JULIEWOOLIE]

So what about hunter & anon any thoughts?Julie

[eccles]

we've gone for anon & hunter-not impressed with clues-
any clue on 1ac about the train &awful cries etc which will help with move from desirable residence.
This is always the hardest of Sunday Times,Observer,
Sunday express etc

[JULIEWOOLIE]

1ac execercise exe river cries anag I put castle for 3d move as in chess? Julie

[eccles]

Thanks very much Julie

[JULIEWOOLIE]

Maybe some clever clogs will come along to explain!

[BigDave44]

I wasn't too keen on 20d - perhaps it's a reference to the hunter-case pocket watches - a pity because the was an angram of THE RUN just waiting to be used.

As previously mentioned,the ST cryptic is a frustrating puzzle - the answers are seldom difficult, but the wordplay is often obtuse.

Can anyone say why 12 across:
Show a delight in capturing (6)
has any merit?

I do know the answer, it's just the wordplay.

[BigDave44]

... that should have read:

... there was an anagram ...

[JULIEWOOLIE]

Hi BigDave I took it as revel delight with a = reveal show

[ianmunt]

ReveAl Show - reveal , a delight - revel (in)

[BigDave44]

Thanks - I must be having a bad day!!

[JULIEWOOLIE]

Like the hunter watch bit ,any thoughts for anon?

[BigDave44]

I took it as AN(d) ON, but I'm open to better suggestions.

I've got to write this one up for my blog by next Thursday, and I'm not sure I'll have worked it all out by then!!

[sedge47]

21d. anon is, I think, tips (i.e. outside letters of) AgaiN followed by on (over).

[JULIEWOOLIE]

Brilliant well done sedge I will go with that one!Julie

[BigDave44]

It's better than mine, sedge. Once again, how are you supposed to work that out without knowing the answer.

I asked someone if they would do the ST reviews for the blog, and I quote fom his reply "if the Sunday setter is still N**** W***** I'd probably better not comment - her style winds me up considerably"

[JULIEWOOLIE]

Hi BigDave what is this blog & where do I find it?Julie