i Cryptic Crossword 1655 Poins
May 30, 2016
A pleasant, fairly straightforward solve. That said, I got stuck for a while at the end on 5/7/8, but not for too long. No excuse now not to get on with that gardening…
COD? 11ac – ‘Undaunted, Rose played on a very old instrument (8)’.
Here’s the Fifteensquared blog:
http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/10/02/independent-on-sunday-1128-by-poins/
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Had a bit of a struggle with the 5/6/7 too, so it’s heartening to find that it wasn’t just me. I’m slightly surprised to find that the Islamist group in 5 were a thing in 2011. Otherwise, all quite straightforward. Thanks to Cornick I can’t see 22 without snorting nowadays.
5a got me too, I’ve never come across that definition before. Thought 22 was a bit of a feeble clue but generally an enjoyable puzzle
What everybody else said!