Comments on: Independent 6915/Morph

By: eimi

eimi — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:29:19 +0000

Given the theme, I couldn’t help smiling when I noticed that the first answer to the previous Saturday’s crossword, published underneath this grid, was CLEVER DICK.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:15:05 +0000

“Head” in both the answer and the clue threw me as well, and I was hesitant to write in the answer until it became clear that it couldn’t be anything else. A bit sloppy, I’d say.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:41:17 +0000

I don’t have the puzzle with me, but I also read it as a reference to “uneasy lies the head” etc. Also agree re LON = west LONdon.

By: Allan_C

Allan_C — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:09:33 +0000

Can’t remember exactly what the clue was in 14dn, but at the time I thought it might have something to do with ‘uneasy lies the head that wears the crown’ – a crown being an example of headgear. But it was one of those clues where the answer is (fairly) obvious and you only appreciate the wordplay afterwards.
I thought the puzzle as a whole was remarkably easy compared to some Saturday offerings!

By: SimonHarris

SimonHarris — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:41:58 +0000

16ac – I certainly read it the same way as you (LON being W. London). Glad I wasn’t the only one to not quite follow 5ac too!

By: beermagnet

beermagnet — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:54:55 +0000

10A was STYLES def. ways and homophone STILES which help you get over a wall.

5A the “not Col” comes after a “:” colon, thus gives ON!
I liked that.