Comments on: Independent 7959/Dac

By: Paul B

Paul B — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:52:06 +0000

And lot more often than it used to, in these becalmed days.

By: sidey

sidey — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:44:16 +0000

PT often appears for part time in employment adverts.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:52:25 +0000

Thanks, John, and Dac – excellent puzzle. Favourites – EARLY SHIFT and NOTICED.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:59:22 +0000

Thanks to setter and blogger.

Indeed, it’s often difficult to know what to comment about on Dac’s puzzles – excellent surfaces as always, of course, but I did find the bottom half a lot more difficult than the top half. RICE was particularly good, and I had to look up the Wesker play to get ROOSTS.

By: Bertandjoyce

Bertandjoyce — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:36:23 +0000

It was only when we had enough checking letters that we were able to work out the anagram for 8d. The SE corner caused the most dificulty with Rodney being the last one in!
We know what you mean about your comment about Dac’s puzzles John – the smooth reading of the clues is excellent. Although there are no laughs as in Paul’s offering today in ‘Another Place’ it was a very satisfying solve.

Thanks Dac and John for today’s work-out and blog.

By: NealH

NealH — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:16:32 +0000

I didn’t get the best impression of this to start with when I solved the hidden clue 10 first, then moved to 7 to find it was another hidden. Perhaps that wasn’t the best distribution of clues. Other than that, I found the bottom right section a bit more challenging than the rest – I was also thrown by the yen in 26 and kept thinking that 24 must be some variant on agrophobe. I liked the nice construction in 25.

By: noddybankie

noddybankie — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:40:50 +0000

Archer and criminal charges will always bring a smile.

By: Thomas99

Thomas99 — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:39:54 +0000

I had to stare at Rodney (26a) for a long time, but finally saw that it’s END in YOR(k), reversed. Slightly odd containment indicator (“visiting”), but as usual with Dac, the clue works. The problem was wanting “aim” to be YEN, which is in fact less synonymous than END.

Thanks for the blog. Together with the unfamiliar Porbeagle (8d), 26a helped make this a harder Dac than usual – but still enjoyable of course.