Comments on: Inquisitor 1189: Banker by Lato

By: HolyGhost

HolyGhost — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:32:06 +0000

Forget the “Correct pairings are …” above – it’s as bad as the original. (Cannot blame ‘jet-lag’ – the flight was only 4 hours.) More correctly, it should’ve read “Each unclued entry and its association …”

By: HolyGhost

HolyGhost — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:40:13 +0000

Rather a late comment, I know, but I’ve only just returned from a week’s holiday.

Echoing Duncan, I must say that I found the preamble one of the more confusing of recent months – I think I was most put off by “Associated entries are defined by extra single words in eight clues.” That is simply not the case – it should be something like “Correct pairings are …”

But an OK puzzle, of about average difficulty.

By: Lato

Lato — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:49:48 +0000

Many thanks for the excellent blog, Duncan, and for the other comments.

Wasn’t aware that ‘etchings’ was in both puzzles which were written several months apart.

You’re quite right about the extra letter clues – they are generally easier to write.

By: IanN14

IanN14 — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:57:51 +0000

I think the title is more specifically hinting at Lloyd's Names.

By: Tramp

Tramp — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:43:30 +0000

Well done duncanshiell on 100 blogs and on a wonderful explanation of the puzzle.

This was one of the best puzzles I’ve ever done. It kept me entertained for days. I’ve never tackled an Inquisitor before but loved this one.

The breakthrough for me came when I saw that DOLLY MIXTURE fit in the grid and this could be a clue to LLOYD; this was surely the two-word hint mentioned in the preamble that could link the four individuals.

I’m guessing, but I reckon DOLLY MIXTURE and the four people were the starting point for the puzzle but that’s only a small part of the ingenuity of the puzzle.

Wonderful stuff.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:09:00 +0000

Thanks for the great blog, Duncan, quite a tough and complex puzzle but got there in the end – I’d say you’re right about those Lloyds and bankers. Congrats on blog 100, I must count mine sometime, it’s a lot more than that, I think, as it happens…

In the early days of 15 sq NeilW told me at one point I’d written more than anyone, including himself, but I’m sure I’ve been passed out now as the site has developed from those early days and my rota is very much lighter than in the past.