Comments on: Independent 7,854 by Klingsor (Saturday Prize Puzzle, 17/12/2011)

By: sidey

sidey — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 02:55:24 +0000

Thank you for that nms.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 23:00:18 +0000

This (the Klingsor puzzle in the paper on 17 Dec) is available online, using the Crossword Solver link and date 311211 in the ddmmyy format.

By: PeterO

PeterO — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 22:50:54 +0000

The online community are missing out on this one (so far at least). Today’s offering is Radian 7237, originally published 26 December 2009. It was blogged by Duncanshiell, who must have had a moment’s heartburn when he received a comment two years after the event, as he is also due to blog the prize puzzle in today’s Indy, which so happens to be a Radian as well. Perhaps the old Radian deserves another outing, as 5D makes specific reference to Christmas Eve (but the clues to 12D and 13A seem to have been changed since the blog). Maybe, as there is no paper tomorrow, the Klingsor will be slipped in sometime soon?

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:37:11 +0000

Yes, this was a joy to solve, with a great flow to the surface readings. I also found it not too difficult by Klingsor standards with ACORN being my last answer. Never knew PRIE-DIEU was a seat – had thought of it as a kneeler but dicts confirm and also that pried = prised which I did not know either. Thanks Klingsor and Simon and good to see those Blades looking up for a change. I thought they had settled now with 20A with a few bob changing hands…

I also saw IMPRESARIO as Anax has set out above – it is a somewhat unusual treatment, but quite fair IMHO.

By: Allan_C

Allan_C — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:59:52 +0000

No theme, maybe, but Klingsor’s musical interests showed through in IMPRESARIO, AIDA, and TUTTI. And the one football reference didn’t need a detailed knowledge of the game.

Thanks, Klingsor and Simon – and a Merry Christmas to all!

By: anax

anax — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:34:07 +0000

Klingsor is fast becoming a master of the lift-and-separate clue – some terrific examples in here. A supremely entertaining puzzle and although the WEST HAM UNITED / THE NEW STADIUM anagram has done the rounds (outside crossword circles anyway) it’s a pleasure to see it exploited again.

For IMPRESARIO (how many people instinctively add an N to end while typing that one?) I can see ‘shortly’ leading to two shortened words IMPRES[s] (strike) and ARI[a] (song) followed by O[ffenbach's].

Thanks Klingsor for another belter, and to Simon for taking time out at Christmas to put the blog together.