Comments on: Inquisitor 50 – Who’s Who by Dimitry http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/12/20/inquisitor-50-whos-who-by-dimitry/ Never knowingly undersolved. Sat, 25 May 2013 06:10:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: petebiddlecombe http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/12/20/inquisitor-50-whos-who-by-dimitry/#comment-10510 petebiddlecombe Sat, 29 Dec 2007 23:47:51 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2007/12/20/inquisitor-50-whos-who-by-dimitry/#comment-10510 Just recording some disappointment with the official solution. It’s just the grid plus a statement of the basic principle. The surnames and ‘job titles’ are not given, even though there’s easily enough room for the necessary 36 words.

]]> By: petebiddlecombe http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/12/20/inquisitor-50-whos-who-by-dimitry/#comment-9965 petebiddlecombe Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:13:31 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2007/12/20/inquisitor-50-whos-who-by-dimitry/#comment-9965 I can’t claim to have fully finished the puzzle, as having finished the grid I didn’t bother to chase down all the people, and didn’t quite solve all the clues to surnames – I somehow failed to see ‘pianist’ for Cliffoed Curzon, which seemed bulletproof, and gave up looking after that. But I enjoyed it and would put it up as an example of the kind of tough cryptic I’d like to see more of – the nature of the challenge is apparent early on, but that doesn’t give the game away, and good clues are part of the package.

]]> By: Colin Blackburn http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/12/20/inquisitor-50-whos-who-by-dimitry/#comment-9828 Colin Blackburn Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:59:00 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2007/12/20/inquisitor-50-whos-who-by-dimitry/#comment-9828 I echo Jetdoc’s comments though I worry that you may be setting a precedent for Inquisitor bloggers!

I didn’t finish the puzzle due to not having a decent session to have a go at it. I did, however, tumble the theme very quickly. On my initial scan CROCKETT just stood out as an answer. Once I had that and I saw frontiersman I realised what was going on. Unfortunately I then pencilled in DEBBIE for REYNOLDS, that chief vet has a lot to answer for.

As Quixote says, great grid.

]]> By: jetdoc http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/12/20/inquisitor-50-whos-who-by-dimitry/#comment-9824 jetdoc Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:45:31 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2007/12/20/inquisitor-50-whos-who-by-dimitry/#comment-9824 I didn’t do this crossword, so can’t really comment on that; but your blog, Duncan, is a masterpiece!

]]> By: Quixote http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/12/20/inquisitor-50-whos-who-by-dimitry/#comment-9817 Quixote Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:44:18 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/2007/12/20/inquisitor-50-whos-who-by-dimitry/#comment-9817 Quite apart from the excellent clues this was a masterpiece of grid construction. I raise my hat!

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