Comments on: Independent 7861/Quixote

By: Pierre

Pierre — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:17:39 +0000

I’ve already circled the date in my diary, Allan … (he said, adding another comment). Always a pleasure though to hear from the Indy regulars each day.

By: Allan_C

Allan_C — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:10:18 +0000

Wow! More comments on this thread than on Another Newspaper’s.

By: flashling

flashling — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:29:36 +0000

Enjoyed it but annoyed at myself putting in Jesuit rather than jewish which held me up a lot. Thanks Pierre and Don.

By: Bertandjoyce

Bertandjoyce — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 23:04:18 +0000

A bit of a late entry but we thought we ought to drop in! Bert remembers “stalactites hang tight to the ceiling and stalagmites might get there one day”!
Enjoyable solve, didn’t know 14d but easy enough to guess from the cryptic.

Thanks Quixote and Pierre.

By: Quixote

Quixote — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:25:28 +0000

Thanks one and all. I never know when I’m in the i. The Indy pays me nothing for these extra appearances which are repeats of old IOS puzzles. Sadly, the more radical the newspaper, the less you get paid! Happy new year to all. Don Q

By: Allan_C

Allan_C — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:29:30 +0000

Nice gentle bank holiday relaxation from Quixote; and he’s in the i today as well – I had to check it wasn’t the same puzzle. And thanks, Pierre, for the blog.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:06:16 +0000

Thanks, Quixote and Pierre. Pleasing puzzle today, not too difficult. Thought when solving that in CALL-OUT the ALL (everyone) and OUT (back in the pavilion) were separate but I guess the other would work too. Also thought that in STRADDLE in relation to TR that the international vehicle registration symbol for Turkey was maybe what was intended but, esp in this day and age, I guess the internet domain suffix works just as well.

By: Pierre

Pierre — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:42:26 +0000

Thank you for explaining my second omission, Pelham. I’m being a bear of little brain today.

By: Pelham Barton

Pelham Barton — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:12:11 +0000

Thanks Quixote for a very nice puzzle and Pierre for the blog.

We still seem to be missing 24ac: (AS IN THE)* & lit.

By: Stella Heath

Stella Heath — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:25:56 +0000

Thanks Pierre and Quixote.

Your Catholic education was evidently pre-Vatican II, as was mine at the time, but later our parish became an example of what the renovations were all about. I was lucky, but missed out on the Latin, unfortunately, though I do know the two instances you cite

Re 27ac, the way I learned it was “stalagtites stick tight to the ceiling” – mine was a mixed school