Comments on: Independent Prize Puzzle 7860 – 24 December 2011 / Radian

By: eimi

eimi — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:29:14 +0000

It would have been a bit odd to have a Christmas puzzle on New Year’s Eve or not have a Christmas puzzle on Christmas Eve, hence change of schedule.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:08:36 +0000

IoS puzzle 1141 (due to appear tomorrow Sun 1/1/12, I guess) is available on Crossword Solver using the date of 080112 in the link (ie a week ahead).

By: duncanshiell

duncanshiell — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:45:37 +0000

Sidey @4 and 5

My understanding is that the Saturday Independent Prize Puzzle usually appears on-line a week after publication in the paper.

This seems to have been the pattern both on The Independent website and through Crossword Solver until the last two Saturdays when the on-line Saturday puzzles seem to have gone a bit strange. Last week’s was 2 years old and today’s is 2 weeks old. Daily puzzles have been OK in each of the last two weeks.

Also last week’s Sunday puzzle was out of synch, and my guess is tomorrow’s will be as well.

I can’t track down last Saturday’s Prize Puzzle on-line at all at the moment.

By: sidey

sidey — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:25:56 +0000

Sorry for (apparently) ignoring previous posts.

By: sidey

sidey — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:19:05 +0000

Anyone know if this is available online?

By: Allan_C

Allan_C — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:49:35 +0000

Klingsor @2 (or anyone else) – if you’d like to e-mail allanathr[at]aol[dot]com I’ll e-mail you a pdf of the puzzle.

By: Klingsor

Klingsor — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:43:15 +0000

Anyone else having problems getting the online version? Crossword Solver produces my puzzle from last week and the direct link also does but with several errors. The same puzzle from me two weeks running is something I’m sure nobody needs!

By: Allan_C

Allan_C — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:23:50 +0000

A nice seasonal offering from Radian; not too difficult, although I didn’t get 25d, so thanks, Duncan, for the explanation. All I could think of was ‘apnea’ (alternative spelling of ‘apnoea’) – a cessation of breathing hence ‘no way of working in gas’ – but of course I couldn’t fathom the rest of the clue.