Comments on: Independent 7261 by Dac (Saturday Prize Puzzle 23 January 2010)

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:11:44 +0000

I think this appeared on the day because it was the centenary of the birth of 3 down. Great puzzle as always from Dac, I think your interpretations of FATE and FACE-ACHE are correct, they’re the same as mine anyway. Had no problems with them tho once I understood them, it was the last part I solved.

By: duncan shiell

duncan shiell — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:15:38 +0000

Yes – you are right. For some reason I was fixated on HEW inside WIZ when, of course, it is HEW inside TIZ! There’s usually one clue in every crossword when I go down a wordplay blind alley and never stand back and look at what I have actually got.

By: MikeI

MikeI — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:02:09 +0000

I had 6 down as HEW (cut) amid TIZ (much excitement) to give “THE WIZ”