Comments on Crossword Unclued: Surface Reading, Cryptic Reading

Hi Sudheer Welcome here. You got it, that's p...

2011-08-26T21:57:34.088+05:30

Hi Sudheer

Welcome here. You got it, that's precisely what I meant.

Sorry. I take back my previous comment. I just rea...

2011-08-26T15:28:51.997+05:30

Sorry. I take back my previous comment. I just realised that you meant the surface reading is nonsensical.

Hi, I just discovered this blog today. I think it ...

2011-08-26T15:21:35.770+05:30

Hi, I just discovered this blog today. I think it is a great blog.
BTW, I thought the first clue was really not so nonsensical, after all. A 'daily' is a cleaning person, who visits daily. So daily = char, as in charwoman. If you put 1, that is , i inside char, you get chair. Fairly standard clue, I think. Did I miss something?
- Sudheer Kesari from Bangalore

I've added a new line in the main post to incl...

2009-06-28T19:25:34.887+05:30

I've added a new line in the main post to include the term "subsidiary indication". Thanks for bringing it to mind, CVasi Sir.

Thanks, Shuchi. In my first post I meant to say &#...

2009-06-28T18:51:52.946+05:30

Thanks, Shuchi.
In my first post I meant to say 'cryptic reading' as you rightly corrected me.

I would consider 'position of authority'...

2009-06-28T18:40:56.144+05:30
I would consider 'position of authority' as definition for word req'd.
I would think "cleaning-lady holds a" is the subsidiary indication.

Right, I just tend to say 'wordplay' more than 'subsidiary indication'. Both mean the same don't they?

I say 'cryptic reading/meaning' for the hidden meaning, as it seems apt when put against 'surface reading/meaning'. That's different from 'cryptic definition' which is the clue type.

The terms 'cryptic reading/meaning' are used on the Times For The Times blog as well.

Did you cook up the first two clues
Yes :)

In the example Cleaning-lady holds a position ...

2009-06-28T18:16:57.553+05:30
In the example
Cleaning-lady holds a position of authority (5)
I would consider 'position of authority' as definition for word req'd.
I would think "cleaning-lady holds a" is the subsidiary indication.
The term cryptic definition that you use always confuses me.
Did you cook up the first two clues or are they from published crosswords? If you condescend to answer this idle question of mine, it's enough if you say 'yes' - no need to give the source.