Comments on: The 2013 King Cricket Ashes and Priestly Vestments Summer Crossword by Bert

By: Bert

Bert — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 08:33:07 +0000

Thanks for the comments. I hope you’ve all enjoyed it, and more importantly, learned something about Priestly Vestments in the process. Like Ged, I too now know the ideal online place to but any Priestly Vestments I may need in the future, although with all the reports on the radio this morning I suspect that particular site has been ruthlessly cyber attacked by the Chinese government.

Add an expensive metal to iodine, sulphur and tin – the result is pure gold (3,6)

By: Bert

Bert — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 08:09:49 +0000

In reply to Deep Cower.

Ah, I’m glad you asked. In fact, this particular tradition goes back to Mary Queen of Scots, who is supposed to have said on the eve of her execution, “Och whay, an’ al ta broot whithrew an lach splanter.” On hearing this, her trusted curtain mender and confidante Pierre, Laird o’ the Ferocious Glens an’ Nice Rivers, immediately set off for Sunderland on a brown mare, carrying a yellow rose tied with four pieces of thistle to a small piece of Shetland cheese, whereupon…

By: Ged Ladd

Ged Ladd — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 14:59:13 +0000

…and now, to add insult to injury, KC’s advertisers have stopped offering me Asian Babe dates and Muslim brides, thinking that instead I might want vestments from marycollingscf.co.uk/

How low must I now stoop?

“Not too low, especially if you are wearing those vestments”, I hear you all cry.

By: Ged Ladd

Ged Ladd — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 08:09:42 +0000

I’m sorry, but try as I might I cannot see where to fit the answer “Ian Austin” into that grid.

I thought there were rules around here, such as:

* match reports should not talk about the cricket itself unless it is a scratch-match report e.g. from Tibet using branches and dung instead of bat and ball or some-such, in which case describe the cricket in excruciating detail

and

* crosswords should contain “Ian Austin” in the questions and/or answers at least once, preferably many times.

I have completed much of your crossword, Bert, now I have become convinced that Ian Austin is entirely absent, I no longer see the point, frankly.

By: Skid

Skid — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 23:32:58 +0000

That was a good way to spend the weekend Bert ,,, thanks!

By: Deep Cower

Deep Cower — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 22:06:34 +0000

I’d love to do a crossingwords. But why are some boxes black and some white?

By: Ged Ladd

Ged Ladd — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 05:43:37 +0000

Ah, what a pleasant surprise to find this. Some unexpectedly cerebral weekend entertainment.

I haven’t attempted a cryptic crossword since…Bert’s last cryptic crossword.

So I might be gone quite some time.

Many thanks, Bert.

By: Allybazz

Allybazz — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 21:54:25 +0000

As soon as I saw this post I cancelled my plans for the evening. Now I am done and can return to normal service…Bert remains the Don

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:26:50 +0000

By the way, that first clue is solid gold genius.

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 09:49:57 +0000

Hurray!

Although I was recently told there was no room for this sort of frippery on King Cricket at the moment as there is too much actual cricket to write about.

So on second thoughts, I withdraw my hurray. That’s right.