Comments on: Independent 6284/Dac

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eimi — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:01:58 +0000

Dac is a few years older than Colin, as Niall has pointed out, but you wouldn’t be able to tell from his puzzles. Coincidentally, he was Monk’s O-level French teacher.

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neildubya — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:35:05 +0000

Solved in the time it takes for the District Line to get from Ealing Broadway to Earl’s Court (with no delays) – about 22 mins. Tube travel is becoming my standard measurement for crossword solving; trouble is, the quicker I get, the more time I have to spend on less enjoyable tube-related activity, like reading the paper.

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nmsindy — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:55:43 +0000

Another good Dac puzzle, reasonably straightforward, solved in 14 mins. I wondered too about (MIN)(?) – thought maybe Mina, but that’s a bird so I think you’re right with Mink. Not much doubt about the answer, though.

Jonathan Crowther’s recent A-Z book tells us Dac was born in 1948.

MULTITUDE OF SINS was my favourite. Also liked 6 Ac. FRAULEIN I got straightaway seeing the real meaning before the misdirection intended, I guess, where ‘miss’ wd be a verb.

TIEPOLO is definitely a crossword artist – friendly letters for the setter in crossing words, I’d say, especially the O at the end and perhaps the other vowels. Some day, I must try to find out something about him…