tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461666380265364189.post3997576961213969739..comments2023-08-31T18:05:53.836+01:00Comments on John Saunders' Chess Blog: Can You Solve This Crossword Clue?John Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03533087091700425575noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461666380265364189.post-52466348237205788842007-02-18T09:55:00.000+00:002007-02-18T09:55:00.000+00:00The 3rd letter is 'P' and the 7th letter i...The 3rd letter is 'P' and the 7th letter is 'V'...John Saundersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461666380265364189.post-52351928195449994812007-02-18T13:21:00.000+00:002007-02-18T13:21:00.000+00:00That makes the answer almost inevitably Topalov - ...That makes the answer almost inevitably Topalov - but I still don't understand the clue itself!Tom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461666380265364189.post-69701844317605187622007-02-18T17:06:00.000+00:002007-02-18T17:06:00.000+00:00Yes, TOPALOV is right. It sounds like 'topple ...Yes, TOPALOV is right. It sounds like 'topple off' - and Humpty Dumpty fell off the wall. The rest of the clue is TO plus PAL ("friend") plus some OV(UM) (which means "egg")John Saundersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461666380265364189.post-27708413846696251582007-02-18T17:13:00.000+00:002007-02-18T17:13:00.000+00:00I was impressed by the fact that the crossword set...I was impressed by the fact that the crossword setter (Araucaria) thought Topalov sufficiently famous to feature in a crossword.John Saundersnoreply@blogger.com