Comments on: Independent 7575/Dac

By: Uncle Yap

Uncle Yap — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:25:01 +0000

Bravo, Dac, must have taken a long time to devise that grid with 4 C’s on each row. Really enjoyed this puzzle

By: Scarpia

Scarpia — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:16:03 +0000

Thanks John and congratulations to Dac.
I found this a bit trickier than usual but as always,scrupulously fair and beautifully clued.
The FORESEES helped me with a couple of the more difficult ones.
CACTUSES is fine,although I think CACTI is probably the more common plural.
Last in was COCAINE,a nicely misleading clue.
BRAYING made me laugh,lovely surface.

By: dac

dac — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:45:19 +0000

Thanks, bloggers, for your far-too-generous comments. Thanks too to Eimi for his support, and his suggestions and tweaks which are always spot on!

By: 4across

4across — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:29:10 +0000

add my congrats… only just spotted the nina, which saved the day and helped finish., nice one.

By: flashling

flashling — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:13:39 +0000

Very nice but tough for a Dac. Many thanks for your 400 puzzles – foresees was a lovely touch.

By: Duggie

Duggie — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:16:57 +0000

Congratulations to the maestro on rivalling the King James Bible for clarity and longevity. For me, he is the most elegant setter of the lot.

By: scchua

scchua — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:34:35 +0000

Dac, congrats on achieving your CCCCth and I (and I’m sure others too) look forward to more Cs to come from you.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:49:51 +0000

Yes, congrats from me too now it’s all been explained. Dac’s still in number one spot for my Desert Island Crossword choice.

By: Mordred

Mordred — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:24:03 +0000

May I add my congrats, Dac?

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:26:45 +0000

Congratulations, Dac, and thanks for the excellent blog, John. Tho getting the four Cs idea straightaway, I found it a little trickier than usual for Dac. Favourites CACTUSES (dicts give this as an acceptable alternative plural to CACTI), and BRAYING, but it was all very good as always.