Comments on: Enigmatic Variations No. 977 – The Red and Whites by Kruger

By: mc_rapper67

mc_rapper67 — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:54:49 +0000

Thanks to nmsindy and Kruger for the feedback – and sorry if I touched a nerve with the Sunderland suggestion!

Everybody else – let’s keep the tribal football banter/baiting down, and stick to the crosswords!…

By: Raich

Raich — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:26:25 +0000

Let’s see what happens in a fortnight, on 20 August…

By: twencelas

twencelas — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 13:07:13 +0000

Kruger – perhaps a “Black and white” title could be one for the future, on the assumption that your football allegiance if you have one, is aligned to mine. The strength of your denial is telling.

By: Kruger

Kruger — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:01:05 +0000

Thanks for the comprehensive and supportive blog. However, I would like to point out that I am not, never have been and never will be a closet (or indeed open) Sunderland fan!

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 09:25:03 +0000

Thanks, mc_rapper67, for the excellent blog and Kruger for an equally excellent puzzle. I’d exactly the same thought as you on seeing the title, which was most intriguing, noting further from the Azed book that Kruger has associations with the North East.

I got ELEPHANTS early on but it took me quite a while before I got any more of the themed words, and I wondered along the way if the reds and whites might be wines with ‘pink elephants’ the after-effects. When I got FLOYD the ‘pink’ theme was clear and it was easier after that with, as you say, Chambers explaining everything. The very carefully worded preamble was excellent gaving confirmation and the clues were very good and fair in what I found quite a tough puzzle.