Comments on: Independent 7765 by Quixote

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:09:03 +0000

Thanks, flashling at #4, typo corrected. Re Pierre’s comment at #5, is it not one time out of three for each of the three Monday bloggers (NealH is the third)?

By: Pierre

Pierre — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:17:16 +0000

Absolutely agree about Quixote’s Monday offerings. Because of the way the Monday 225 roster works, I come across him two times out of three, but I don’t mind that at all. Everything’s there if you look hard enough, but it’s never just a slog: there’s always plenty of stuff there to entertain you.

Okay, that’s probably enough bigging up of the Don.

By: flashling

flashling — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:57:03 +0000

Nice gentle intro to the week, lovely puzzle as ever from Don. Thanks NMS btw minor typo in 17d

By: Paul B

Paul B — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:40:29 +0000

Not exactly hoist by your own petard there Anax, but close!

By: ele

ele — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:54:22 +0000

I agree entirely. As a medium-level solver and not likely to improve after so many years, I enjoy Quixote, Dac and Phi. I’m still waiting to completely solve an Anax without recourse to cheating, though.

By: anax

anax — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:45:36 +0000

One thing I love about Quixote’s puzzles is that you never have doubts about what his clues are asking you to do – everything is perfectly straightforward, but he manages to do it without ever giving the game away.
Many new solvers cut their teeth on Rufus and eventually are ready to move on to greater challenges; I think Quixote’s puzzles are an excellent next step for those growing in confidence. Each clue sets a different, moderately advanced challenge, but you always know how to approach it, and you always know he’s being absolutely fair.
Really good, solid puzzle.