Comments on: Independent 6484 (28-07-07)/Monk – Never Straightforward http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/08/03/independent-6484-28-07-07monk-never-straightforward/ Never knowingly undersolved. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:53:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: neildubya http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/08/03/independent-6484-28-07-07monk-never-straightforward/#comment-3461 neildubya Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:43:40 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2007/08/03/independent-6484-28-07-07monk-never-straightforward/#comment-3461 Oops. Missed that completely. As you say though, quite an achievement.

]]> By: eimi http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/08/03/independent-6484-28-07-07monk-never-straightforward/#comment-3458 eimi Fri, 03 Aug 2007 19:24:46 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2007/08/03/independent-6484-28-07-07monk-never-straightforward/#comment-3458 An extraordinary achievement, as the clues were also cleverly written to fit in with the Nina.

]]> By: nmsindy http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/08/03/independent-6484-28-07-07monk-never-straightforward/#comment-3448 nmsindy Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:24:17 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2007/08/03/independent-6484-28-07-07monk-never-straightforward/#comment-3448 SCRATCH is a name for the Devil. My trickiest one was 13 across which I finally understood, I think, as alternate letters giving NET (though the defn puzzled me a bit, but I guess it’s nets as in cricket practice, but will await solution with interest)

Do not usually give solving times except in my own blog, but in view of the queries here, it was 30 mins (fastest for Monk this year so far). My average solving time for Monk this year is 51 mins. Saw the theme within the first 10 mins which helped. As always with Monk, a very enjoyable and satisfying puzzle, clued with rigour.

]]> By: petebiddlecombe http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/08/03/independent-6484-28-07-07monk-never-straightforward/#comment-3445 petebiddlecombe Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:43:28 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2007/08/03/independent-6484-28-07-07monk-never-straightforward/#comment-3445 Can’t remember an exact time, but maybe half as long as a difficult Monk.

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