Posted by nmsindy on 6th December 2010
Very pleasing puzzle from Glow-worm whose puzzles generally I find at the easier end of the Indy spectrum, solving time, 22 mins. If memory serves Glow-worm has set quite a few excellent puzzles in the Listener series based on (now vanished) children’s games.
Posted in Independent | 12 Comments »
Posted by PeterO on 6th December 2010
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Posted by PeterO on 6th December 2010
A grid with a fair number of unchecked first letters, but straightforward clue construction overcame that potential hazard.
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Posted by beermagnet on 6th December 2010
So it was at the London Sloggers’n'Betters in The Salisbury that I realised that almost a week had passed and I hadn’t finished this puzzle. In fact I had only got 10 answers by then. Events had conspired to make me do real work rather than crosswords for most of my waking hours the previous few days (that’s my excuse) and I hadn’t been on Cyclops’ wavelength when starting it. Anyway, eventually finished it with a bit of a struggle, and the usual then happens – I go to write up the blog and I wonder why I had so much trouble. Everything’s easy when you know the answer and the wordplay shines out (apart from 1D). Really though, I rate this at the harder end of the Eye crossword spectrum.
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