one clue left in saturday's guardian

[mightyroar]

And it is:

Senior Officer's half turn towards danger when surrounded

C-N-T-R-D

anyone?

great crossword this week. anyone else addicted to the saturday guardian cryptic? gotta love that Auracaria

[mightyroar]

its cinctured

in case anyone was wondering

[OutOfFocus]

Show off - we still have 3 to go (including the "C word")

> anyone else addicted to

> the saturday guardian cryptic?

Particularly liked the one that that BULLET PROOF VEST in it a few weeks ago. We scratched our heads for ages over that one.

> gotta love that Auracaria

He used to be a Curate at St Johns ED, just to bring some local info in.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I'm nailing my colours firmly to the telegraph pole!

[mockney piers]

I'm an indy boy for the most part. Telegraph is the most accessible of the cryptics though.

[LostThePlot]

mightyroar Wrote:

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> its cinctured

> in case anyone was wondering

Can I just say I'm not a bit on the dim side, in fact quite a bright spark in some ways, but I have never ever been able to think in thew cryptic puzzle way. Can you explain how you arrived at that answer please? Even knowing the clue, and the answer I still can't form the link!

[SeanMacGabhann]

Guardianista - but have to agree with Mockney - The Telegraph was my introduction to cryptics and remains the most accessible. I would never BUY the thing but used to download the crossword page

[mockney piers]

Senior officer = cinc [c-in-c commander-in-chief]

half turn = tu [turn]

danger = red

surrounded = cinctured

easy once you know the answer, have to confess I didn't get it yesterday.

[LostThePlot]

mockney piers Wrote:

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> Senior officer = cinc

> half turn = tu

> danger = red

>

> surrounded = cinctured

>

> easy once you know the answer, have to confess I

> didn't get it yesterday.

Cheers Mockney....I think as well as not having the mind for this, I would also not have the patience....

[mockney piers]

Fair enough, although the charm of them is that you can leave them lying around all day and just glance over every now and then and occasionally you get a clunking penny drop moment, which is incredibly satisfying.

You'd be surprised just how much pleasure it can give when the mists part for one moment and you go "doh! how did i not get that?"

[SeanMacGabhann]

and bus journey's go MUCH faster when your brain is whirring through some juicy clues

[LostThePlot]

SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> and bus journey's go MUCH faster when your brain

> is whirring through some juicy clues

I work from home, for myself (Mainly so I don't have to get on busses!)

[mightyroar]

andrewD are you a saturday guardian regular then? I only have time for one crossword a week and that's the one for me.

But pasquale last week was no good. i just couldnt do it.

St John's - is that the one by Goose Green opposite the school? that is fab local info. we should have a plaque

Mockney I used to love the indy but that saturday guardian made me turn. indy has the picture quiz too which i did used to love as well though.

And in the telegraph they dont give the setters name do they? kind of takes away the charm for me.