Comments on: Guardian Quiptic 607 Orlando

By: Sil van den Hoek

Sil van den Hoek — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:30:37 +0000

Congratulations to you, Scchua, for having the privilege to blog such a splendid Quiptic.
Maybe the puzzle is just a tad too easy for the dailies (although, is it?), but – by Jove – what a masterpiece this was.

Eileen mentioned already 4 of the best [YEAH is just brilliant!] and Kathryn’s Dad added one more: UNINTERESTED [which would have made the day when Paul had included it in one of his puzzles].

A big Thanks to Orlando.
Today (but as it is a Quiptic, this week) you showed us once more why you are one of the very best.
This one goes into my archive!

By: Stella Heath

Stella Heath — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:33:12 +0000

Brilliant blog to a brilliant puzzle – thanks to both of you.

In your second limerick, the word that doesn’t rhyme with “ass”, for me, is “grass”

I agree with Kathryn’s Dad re 4ac. Not knowing the cartoon reference made the realisation of the joke an amusing aha moment.

By: grandpuzzler

grandpuzzler — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:04:31 +0000

Thanks to Orlando and scchua. Great clues and picturesque blog. ESCALOPE was a new word for me.

Cheers…

By: Derek Lazenby

Derek Lazenby — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:46:04 +0000

Yeah, nice one, both, thanks.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:45:09 +0000

Great puzzle, entertaining blog.

AMBIDEXTROUS was a great clue, and I also enjoyed UNINTERESTED. As to your comment at 24ac – exactly; to me it matters not at all.

The Max HEADROOM clue works I think without reference to the cartoon character: in the UK there are signs like the one you show everywhere warning HGV drivers of low bridges and other structures.

By: Robi

Robi — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:39:35 +0000

Thanks Orlando and scchua for a nice pictorial blog, and for the limericks.

Mostly OK for a Quiptic, although I got a bit stuck on the NE corner, not knowing (or remembering) Max HEADROOM – perhaps a bit esoteric for this type of puzzle.

UNINTERESTED provided my COD.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:58:03 +0000

Thanks for the blog, scchua.

This is a gem of a Quiptic.

Some of the clues [4 hilarious!] 12, 24ac and 1 [superb definition!] and 23dn would be by no means out of place in the best of cryptics but they’re so scrupulously fair that they are ideally suited to this type of puzzle, because they give newer solvers the delight of the aha moment that makes cryptic solving so addictive.

I hope your friend enjoys it, Bryan: I certainly did – many thanks, Orlando.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:17:57 +0000

Many thanks Scchua & Orlando

This was very enjoyable and it was made all the more enjoyable by your images for APSE. It’s a word I’ve often encountered in puzzles but I’ve never had the faintest idea what one looked like.

Also, I loved the limericks!

I’ve just introduced a friend of mine to Quiptics and I am now waiting to hear his opinion.