Comments on: Guardian 24,896 / Rover

By: Craig Jones

Craig Jones — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:22:13 +0000

Ouch.

Thanks all

By: Eileen

Eileen — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:37:19 +0000

Thanks for that, Paul B – and to Gaufrid for stepping in so promptly!

I knew it was a [very] old clue – as I said, I thought it might have been Paul but I’m sure you’re right.

By: Paul B

Paul B — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:24:35 +0000

That’s an old Enigmatist clue, I think.

By: Gaufrid

Gaufrid — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:22:27 +0000

Hi Craig
I’m not Eileen but I can put you out of your misery (and save her some typing).

ONU[s] – diminished responsibility

By: Craig Jones

Craig Jones — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:17:06 +0000

Eileen… as all late postings are seen by the blogger, hopefully you will be seeing this! Can you put me out of my misery and reveal the answer to the ‘ONU: [10,14]‘ you left us to ponder? [#34]. Thanks!

By: sandra

sandra — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:33:35 +0000

this was kind of you bryan. i looked at the setters (very interesting too) and i see it was last edited in september last year, so i guess he has been with us long enough for me to get on his wavelength. maybe i should hijack eileen’s new year resolution. will see how it goes. thank you again.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:54:52 +0000

Sorry, Sandra, I don’t know how long Rover has been on the team.

However, if you check out the Grauniad Setters (on the top menu) you will see that Rover, Paul and Chifonie are the only 3 who are considered unreservedly ‘Hard’.

By: sandra

sandra — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:47:30 +0000

oops, sorry about the duplicate entry. thanks bryan. i always do rover’s crosswords, usually, but not always without resorting to the cheat button! more because i am addicted to the guardian crossword than any other reason. maybe i will come to like him. i’m afraid i don’t keep track – except for araucaria whom i think is superb – but can anyone tell me how long rover has been on the “team”?

By: sandra

sandra — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:36:40 +0000

bryan#39 wish you would share the secret bryan – i always feel somewhat dim after a rover crossword.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:31:03 +0000

Oops, thanks Eileen.

I guess it depends on whether or not you can get on the same wavelength as the Setter.

After a bit of practice, a Setter’s style becomes more comprehensible and therefore less unfathomable and consequently more enjoyable.

I don’t always manage to complete every crossword but when I fail I always get useful pointers from this site which takes me forward to the next one.

Happily, I do like all the Grauniad Setters although I do prefer them without the printing errors which occur from time to time.