Comments on: Independent 7,529/Dac

By: Allan_C

Allan_C — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:42:48 +0000

The NW corner was a bit slow for me till I realised 1a wasn’t a personal name, but then it all came together.
But great stuff as usual from Dac

By: scarpia

scarpia — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:50:15 +0000

Thanks Ali.
Super stuff from the ever reliable Dac.
I thought 4 down was a brilliant &lit and also liked the very clever definition in 20 across.

By: pennes

pennes — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:49:06 +0000

Particular mention for 4dn cashpoint, and 8dn ordinal from me: real ‘Oh yes’ moments. Got stuck on the idea that the latter began with an ‘m’.

By: Gaufrid

Gaufrid — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:05:26 +0000

Thomas99
30 seconds is half a minute which gives MIN[ute] and this is followed by X (the symbol for a kiss).

By: Thomas99

Thomas99 — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:56:44 +0000

24 Naughty girl’s 30-second kiss (4)
Why is this minx? There are 60 seconds in a minute, aren’t there? I don’t get it.

By: Mick H

Mick H — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:45:41 +0000

I liked 20ac too – ‘seeing sense’ was a lovely definition for EYESIGHT.

By: Ali

Ali — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:17:14 +0000

Ah yes, apologies, I missed 6A out for some reason. Thanks Niall for adding it in.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:10:52 +0000

Yes, this was very good and not too difficult. Thanks, Dac, and Ali for the blog. Favourite clues SUMMON (great surface), I think, Draig, Ali may have just missed it by accident it’s MO N after SUM, I think. and MYSTERIES

By: scchua

scchua — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:06:46 +0000

Thanks for the blog, Ali, and to Dac, another setter you can depend on for an enjoyable puzzle.

Favourites were 20A EYESIGHT, 25A LAVATORIAL, and 14D OVERSEXED, all a pleasure to parse.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:01:00 +0000

Thanks, Ali. I think I commented a little while ago that we get so few words on the blog from commenters about Dac, but that it’s a reflection of the quality of his puzzles and the soundness of his clueing. In other words (unlike in Another Place) there’s seldom anything to go on about!

Today I was amused in particular by the two intersecting X clues: MINX and OVERSEXED. But there were many other good offerings too. The boy’s got talent.

Boss man tomorrow, then?