Comments on: Guardian 25612 – Tramp

By: Tramp

Tramp — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:36:52 +0000

Thanks Bruce and everyone else for your kind words

By: brucew_aus

brucew_aus — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:32:47 +0000

Thanks Tramp and all

A very late post that will probably never be read … but did find this one tough and my first in DRAY did get in the road of my last one in NAVY!!

I haven’t seen OFAH down here in Aust, but given the liberty of the internet – was able to add some more knowledge into the crammed grey cells – did laugh along as I watched the Chandelier scene.

In fact, I find it one of my key drivers of actually doing cryptics is that the new information you learn can start off a whole new path – hate to think how many novels have been purchased after the curiosity was piqued by a clue in a crossword. Also remember spending a hour or two reading up on the problem of prescription drugs in water following a particular clue just recently.

Totally enjoyed doing this puzzle for both its clever surfaces, tricking clueing and some more new information.

By: AndrewC

AndrewC — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:03:50 +0000

Paul (not Paul) was not alone on his dray

By: Edward

Edward — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:37:16 +0000

For 4d I had PROKE. I took “hand of” to mean anagram and you can proke something with a poker. However that’s probably not using “analyse”.

By: apple granny

apple granny — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:35:11 +0000

We were out from the crack of dawn yesterday, so did not attempt this until today. I reckon we did quite well, finishing it within the hour, despite knowing virtually nothing about OFAH, apart from Rodney and Del Boy. So we invented characters as needed, and it worked. We also didn’t know David Blaine, so we couldn’t quite explain “Venial Sin” It was a great crosswoed – Tramp is joining Araucaria and Paul as one of our heros

By: grandpuzzler

grandpuzzler — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:56:25 +0000

Chris C: Manuel Orantes?

Cheers…

By: Chris C

Chris C — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:04:36 +0000

Excellent puzzle, as we’ve come to expect from Tramp.

Am I the only one who, knowing the setter’s predilections, saw ‘server from Spain’ at 18ac and tried to fit ‘Manuel’ in somewhere? (And was this deliberate misdirection on Tramp’s part?)

By: Paul B

Paul B — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:02:55 +0000

You have to be dead to have your name appear in The Times crossword. You can be alive when you appear in The Guardian, Independent or Financial Times puzzles, and I don’t know what the score is for the DT or Toughie.

HTH.

By: Paul (not Paul)

Paul (not Paul) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:37:08 +0000

Was I the only one to write Dray in for 12ac. As Yard in reverse and a vehicle for service (I regard beer as an essential service anyway) it seemed to fit to me.

No complaints anyway. A great puzzle with lots of laughs.

By: morpheus

morpheus — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:29:11 +0000

Really Uncle Yap, I think you should calm down (if that is you are still awake)! Where is Gaufrid, or indeed Dr Gurmukh Singh when you need them?…