Comments on: Guardian 25,198 / Rufus

By: Frances

Frances — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:26:30 +0000

Thanks, Eileen. I’m glad I’m not missing a famous ‘Leonard’.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:15:39 +0000

Hi frances

I think I’d just have to call it a cryptic definition – ‘he’.

By: frances

frances — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:22:54 +0000

If anyone’s still replying, I don’t understand who Leonard is in 17d. I see the parsing but what does the whole clue mean?

By: Carrots

Carrots — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:49:35 +0000

Late on parade as usual, but many thanks Rufus (and Auntie E.) for your various delights.

I think this is the first crossword I`ve ever completed without pause for breath. I now know how Lightning, (a.k.a. Rightback) feels when he cracks a Paul or Araucaria in the time it takes me to read the clues. Not my preferred method of solving, because the adrenalin-rush to get the last two clues could kill me.

The season`s tidings to one and all. I`ve just scratched away at Araucaria`s Xmas Prize offering so far, but I intend to savour it rather than demolish it…even though Rightback will have already nailed it to the Grauniad offices` doors by now.

By: Geoff Chapman

Geoff Chapman — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 20:48:03 +0000

Seasonal felicitations to Rufus.

Much easier than the Prize Muck (@16)? That was a doddle compared to Azed. Azed has beaten me I think.

By: muck

muck — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:13:31 +0000

Thanks Rufus for a gentle seasonal puzzle – much easier than the prize monster!
23dn OBESE also appeared as 22ac in the QX – coincidence or what?
Greetings, one and all

By: malc95

malc95 — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:55:17 +0000

Thanks Eileen and Rufus for some seasonal fare.
Having “BUTTONS” at 4d held me up for a while! Otherwise a gentle start to the week.

By: Robi

Robi — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:07:51 +0000

Thanks Rufus and Eileen for a good blog. I found this a bit trickier than usual, perhaps because I just couldn’t get the ‘capital’ in 1a for a long time. Thanks for the parsing of SNOWSTORM as I didn’t see the MRS in it! Maybe shovelling snow has addled my brain or maybe it was the torture of completing the Christmas puzzle at the weekend!

By: liz

liz — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:04:45 +0000

Thanks for the blog, Eileen, and for all your comments on the site. Happy Christmas!

And Happy Christmas to Rufus. This was very enjoyable. I particularly liked 27ac.

By: Martin H

Martin H — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:19:30 +0000

A few over-padded surfaces and a couple of weak clues at 2 and 9, but overall an enjoyable puzzle with some very nice clues at 8, 13, 17, 24.

Thanks Rufus – Merry Christmas.