Comments on: Independent 7866 by Eimi (Saturday Prize Puzzle 31 December 2011)

By: Allan_C

Allan_C — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:24:02 +0000

Like you, flashling, I thought 19d had to have a D in it, but I eventually gave up with that one clue unsolved. I have enough trouble with the nicknames of clubs in the Midlands, let alone further afield.

By: flashling

flashling — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:02:27 +0000

Thanks MC I could not see why Paris was right and spent far too long looking at ?a?id. Otherwise cheers Eimi for a nice end of year puzzle.

By: mc_rapper67

mc_rapper67 — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:43:39 +0000

Hi all – thanks for the feedback.
Eileen @ #4 – you are quite right – a typo in transcription from a photocopy – and that makes much more sense in the parsing – duly updated!

By: Eileen

Eileen — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:12:28 +0000

Thanks, mc_rapper67, for the blog, and Eimi for the puzzle.

One small thing: I seem to have mislaid my copy of this puzzle but I remember reading the clue for 9dn as ‘as 1 [ie HOTELIERS] might say’. [I may be wrong!]

By: Bertandjoyce

Bertandjoyce — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 08:54:26 +0000

We really enjoyed this puzzle. We thought it must be Paris for 19d but couldn’t work out why, so thanks for the explanation!

Thanks also to Eimi!

By: sidey

sidey — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:49:42 +0000

Nice puzzle and Eimi has very kindly amended the online clue for 7a to Pig farmer possibly getting a holiday at last a week ago.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:12:42 +0000

Yes, this was enjoyable and gentle for a Sat. Thanks, mc_rapper67, and Eimi who I think I can say “without fear of contradiction” is a he and also the Indy crossword editor.

PARIS was my last answer and it was a nice penny-dropping moment when I understood it.