Comments on: Independent 7722 by Tyrus (Saturday prize puzzle 16th July 2011)

By: twencelas

twencelas — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 17:21:45 +0000

Graham – The clue for 18dn was “5 ultimately stops secret breaking hearts”. 5 is ‘super injunction’ and ultimately this is “N” inserted into an anagram of secret giving CENTRES. Do you manage to get hold of the paper copy of the Independent in Adelaide, it’s been a few years since I’ve been there? It is a small world – My mother in law, who passed away 8 years ago (Audrey R) used to live beside you. You might remember Fiona rather than I.

By: Graham Pellen

Graham Pellen — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:08:14 +0000

18D is n in, not +, secret.

By: Tramp

Tramp — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:10:45 +0000

A wonderful puzzle – I thoroughly enjoyed it. Superb clues and a topical theme.

By: Tyrus

Tyrus — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:29:13 +0000

Thanks to twencelas for the blog and for the other comments.

Well done, Wanderer. You’re getting there.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:03:37 +0000

I think, Wanderer at #3, that there would be no definition then or one that is just too indirect and therefore unfair. Yes, this was a fun puzzle, thanks, Tyrus and twencelas.

By: Wanderer

Wanderer — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:37:29 +0000

Thanks twencelas and Tyrus, I thoroughly enjoyed this. The surface in the long clue was one of the cleverest I’ve seen, and some of the related ones, especially gagging for it, disclosure and phone hacking, were wonderful. I failed on IMPI, so I have yet to complete my first Tyrus — I look forward to the next challenge!

One thing I am not quite clear about: are the last two words (“with this”) really necessary in the long clue? Surely as it stands, the definition is strictly “this”. If the clue read ” ‘Juicy, name not unknown – print!’ No use, sadly ” we would still get the same solution, and the definition really would be the whole clue. This is a question asked out of relative inexperience.

Thank you for a great challenge.

By: ele

ele — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 11:13:28 +0000

I don’t usually get to do this x-word as the Inquisitor usually takes up all my time! But it was easier that week. Very entertaining and thanks for the blog twenceslas. I think re 9/7 that Dante and Beatrice never actually met so that’s why they could never ‘kiss and tell’.

By: Allan_C

Allan_C — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 07:38:54 +0000

Thanks, twencelas, for the blog – particularly the explanation of 8d. This was one of those crosswords where some of the answers come before full understanding of their clues – 1a, 20a, 3d and 8d in this case for me – and I was still in the dark a bit with 8d.

21d was a new word to me – not in Chambers or Collins but I found it on-line.

Does 5d really exist?