On Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at 7:04:18 PM UTC-2:30, Luciano Ward wrote:You, too I am happy to forgive as well. Very sad to hear of his death. He had a great life, hugely respected by fine example and very sadly missed! You see, we are on the same page, after all!
On Tuesday, 6 April 2021 at 16:55:09 UTC-5, David A wrote:
On Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 1:26:38 PM UTC-2:30, Luciano Ward wrote:
Repeated thanks to all entrants. Happily, I have recovered from my foolishness (though my wife might disagree). My (I hope) more measured judgments are below. The result is at the end.
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Kevin:
The Princess Royal's parents beheaded her lover (11)
PHIL AND ER + (h)ER; def = lover
-- Appealing reference to the lady in question's parents, and a convincing, if graphic, way to get that final ER. The surface reading is involving, if a little unfortunate (not least for the lover).
Each keeps greeting Mars probe operator (11)
PER around [HI + LANDER]; def = operator
-- All okay as regards the wordplay. 'operator' still seems a bit iffy to me. The surface reading is not terribly exciting (each who? each what?).
Rake handle endlessly obstructs caterer (11)
HIL(t) in PANDERER; def = rake
-- Again, all good re the wordplay. I do like 'rake'. It's an interesting surface reading, but not an entirely likely one.
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David:
Phillip's liaison with one queen followed directly by another will gain him a reputation! ( 11)
PHIL AND ER + ER; def = 'him' in 'will gain him a reputation' (ref that liaison business)
-- Phillip of course need not necessarily be the Duke of Edinburgh, so that's fine. And this Phillip might have had liaisons with any number of queens, so that's okay as well. 'will gain him a reputation' doesn't really serve as a precise definition; it implies it, but that's not really enough, here (italicising 'him' would have helped).
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Duke:
Perhaps Bill Clinton to help randier rogue (11)
HELPRANDIER anag; def = perhaps bill Clinton
-- The definition is unimpeachable (so to speak). 'to' is really not doing anything. 'rogue' is deceptively good as an (adjectival) anagram indicator. The surface reading leaves a bit to be desired.
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Steve:
_Playboy_ April: rCLEnd Her Fooling AroundrCY (11)
APRILENDHER anag; def = playboy
-- Good anagram indicator. Definition is fine. The surface reading is perhaps a bit too forced for my liking, with lots of punctuation getting in the way.
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Appreciated!And she with you...Kevin wins for his decapitation clue. Steve is second.Whilst I have no qualms with the eventual verdict, I'm with your wife on this one - (8,6)!
On Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 12:38:17 PM UTC-2:30, David A wrote:P.S. I've written a wee tribute to him and HMQ on my Home Page.
On Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at 7:04:18 PM UTC-2:30, Luciano Ward wrote:
On Tuesday, 6 April 2021 at 16:55:09 UTC-5, David A wrote:
On Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 1:26:38 PM UTC-2:30, Luciano Ward wrote:
Repeated thanks to all entrants. Happily, I have recovered from my foolishness (though my wife might disagree). My (I hope) more measured judgments are below. The result is at the end.
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Kevin:
The Princess Royal's parents beheaded her lover (11)
PHIL AND ER + (h)ER; def = lover
-- Appealing reference to the lady in question's parents, and a convincing, if graphic, way to get that final ER. The surface reading is involving, if a little unfortunate (not least for the lover).
Each keeps greeting Mars probe operator (11)
PER around [HI + LANDER]; def = operator
-- All okay as regards the wordplay. 'operator' still seems a bit iffy to me. The surface reading is not terribly exciting (each who? each what?).
Rake handle endlessly obstructs caterer (11)
HIL(t) in PANDERER; def = rake
-- Again, all good re the wordplay. I do like 'rake'. It's an interesting surface reading, but not an entirely likely one.
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David:
Phillip's liaison with one queen followed directly by another will gain him a reputation! ( 11)
PHIL AND ER + ER; def = 'him' in 'will gain him a reputation' (ref that liaison business)
-- Phillip of course need not necessarily be the Duke of Edinburgh, so that's fine. And this Phillip might have had liaisons with any number of queens, so that's okay as well. 'will gain him a reputation' doesn't really serve as a precise definition; it implies it, but that's not really enough, here (italicising 'him' would have helped).
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Duke:
Perhaps Bill Clinton to help randier rogue (11)
HELPRANDIER anag; def = perhaps bill Clinton
-- The definition is unimpeachable (so to speak). 'to' is really not doing anything. 'rogue' is deceptively good as an (adjectival) anagram indicator. The surface reading leaves a bit to be desired.
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Steve:
_Playboy_ April: rCLEnd Her Fooling AroundrCY (11)
APRILENDHER anag; def = playboy
-- Good anagram indicator. Definition is fine. The surface reading is perhaps a bit too forced for my liking, with lots of punctuation getting in the way.
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You, too I am happy to forgive as well. Very sad to hear of his death. He had a great life, hugely respected by fine example and very sadly missed! You see, we are on the same page, after all!Appreciated!And she with you...Kevin wins for his decapitation clue. Steve is second.Whilst I have no qualms with the eventual verdict, I'm with your wife on this one - (8,6)!
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