Comments on: Guardian 24536 / Rufus

By: davidoff

davidoff — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:49:01 +0000

re 7 – Sorry guys, did this crossword on the way to a concert in Birmingham (I play 16ac-answer, and I gave a lift to a 2dn-clue), I was driving so 2dn clue dictated the clues and I misheard intrude as introduce…

By: Davidoff

Davidoff — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:40:43 +0000

Great crossword. One problem – 13ac: isn’t encroach an intransitive verb and introduce a transitive one?

By: smutchin

smutchin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:22:32 +0000

Some really great clues today – ‘large-scale fiddle’ being my favourite bit of wordplay. 19ac also made me smile when I finally saw the solution – after much head scratching caused by thinking ‘butcher’ was the definition…

By: Tom Hutton

Tom Hutton — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:50:43 +0000

Just a pleasure to do as so often with Rufus. It’s the elegance of clues like 29ac that give me so much enjoyment.

By: Jake

Jake — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:23:09 +0000

I liked this crossword, managed to finish it with no complications.
I liked 16a. cell-o. Plus all very good and easy going on newbies.

Nice one.

By: don

don — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:53:10 +0000

Rufus again has produced beautiful wording for all clues. Another gentle start for the weak, like me.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:43:14 +0000

A lovely straightforward puzzle, with some very clever anagrams [ENCROACH, DRUMSTICK, ASTOUND, STENCIL] all with excellent surface readings. I also liked 23ac, GRIMACED and 27ac, MOVE.

As you say, mhl, a very good start to the week. Thanks for the blog and thanks also to Rufus.

By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:20:54 +0000

Mhl,

Re 4D, I think stock is a reference to live stock e.g ’rounding up cattle’.