Comments on: Independent 7266 by Phi

By: Paul B

Paul B — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:24:52 +0000

Hmmm. Guardian talkboards.

By: Allan_C

Allan_C — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:14:01 +0000

I’m surprised some people found this tough. By contrast with the previous day’s horror it was a doddle. Solved in about 15 mins, no lookups required except to confirm ‘dybbuk’.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:40:57 +0000

Interesting discussion! ‘Can’ and ‘worms’ come to mind, but as always, intelligent contributions. That’s why I like this site, since you ask.

By: Wil Ransome

Wil Ransome — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:08:18 +0000

Ten days ago I did Boatman’s Guardian crossword and compared this and its blog with those for the Mordred crossword in the Independent, which I blogged. In my opinion Mordred’s was in a different league; if I had been blogging the Boatman, after saying yes quite nice in places I’d have laid into the many loose and poorly-edited clues (as several of the posters also did). All right this is a Ximenean speaking, but there are plenty of them still around, aren’t there?

Gaufrid tells us that many more people look at the Guardian blog than look at the Indy blog. What about the circulations of the two papers? Is there a similar disparity?

It seems a pity when some beautifully-crafted puzzles in the I get hardly a mention while their poor cousins in the G are a source of animated comment.

By: Gaufrid

Gaufrid — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:28:59 +0000

Anax said: “I’d give my right arm to be on the team”
Eileen said: “I’m sure we’d all give ours, too”

I wouldn’t! I’m right-handed so wouldn’t be able to fill in the grid. It will have to be the left one instead.

Now, can we please keep any further comments relevant to the puzzle or, at a stretch, relevant to the Indy/Guardian comparison if it is something that hasn’t already been said.

By: IanN14

IanN14 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:44:29 +0000

Eileen, I’m not going to argue with you…
(Actually, I don’t really see it as “arguing”).

But really, I think the point is, simply, that the clues here seem to be less contentious, generally.
Presumably, this is mostly down to the editor?

By: Eileen

Eileen — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:41:19 +0000

As my Dad used to say, ‘If the cap fits…’

anax, I’m sure we’d all give ours, too.

By: IanN14

IanN14 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:34:42 +0000

Eileen @ 13,
Whoever could you mean?

By: anax

anax — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:55:20 +0000

Eileen:

Thank you XXX ! Alas, The Guardian appears to be a pretty full house at the moment, much as I’d give my right arm to be on the team.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:35:57 +0000

But, anax, you don’t often comment on [or, alas, ever set for] the Guardian, so I wasn’t really meaning you! [We'll be in trouble with Gaufrid in a minute. That's another thing we Guardian folk do - go off topic, which helps to swell the number of comments!]