tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283491940842987165.post5767916048524981767..comments2023-11-26T16:38:45.065-05:00Comments on Ottawa Citizen Cryptic Crossword Forum: Sunday, December 19, 2010 (ST 4407)Falconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466858757398776500noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283491940842987165.post-39484593026342263732010-12-21T07:58:58.467-05:002010-12-21T07:58:58.467-05:00PS... Re 30A, Can I assume you're not a baby b...PS... Re 30A, Can I assume you're not a baby boomer? Had you been a teenager in the 60s, recalling the cheesy movie "Superfly" would have made the link to the US interpretation of "fly" a relatively easy go. :-)MikeDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283491940842987165.post-68061189847629598922010-12-21T07:54:05.794-05:002010-12-21T07:54:05.794-05:00I think you're over-complicating 5A. I took th...I think you're over-complicating 5A. I took the part of the clue, "speed is out of", to mean the word "rate" (speed) is placed outside of the reversal of "luge", giving you an answer, "regulate", that means "control". (The problem with that, I realize, is that the "'s" is completely unnecessary but I've been finding at least one example of careless cluing per week these days and just assumed this was it -- like the rumnoured deliberate flaw in every Muslim weaver's rug.) What really screwed me this go round was in 17D when I assumed that the "ancient city" was "RHODES" and was working with "RHODESIUM" as the supposed element. Needless to say, that left me trying to make "ORNERY" work for 20A while trying to figure out was a "TEST DRIVR" (8D) was! I finally had to give up and look at the answer. Thanks for the explanation of 20A. I hadn't got "RY" as one possible meaning of "way", which has pretty much always been either "RD" or "ST" or "AVE" in my solving. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours!MikeDnoreply@blogger.com