Comments on: Independent 7969/i 381 Quixote

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By: Pierre

Pierre — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:08:07 +0000

Not sure if anyone’s still listening, but as I tried to explain at the end of the blog, the same (new) daily puzzle is now printed in the Independent and in the Indy i each day, and is the one that’s available online.

By: Simon Harris

Simon Harris — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:41:21 +0000

Thanks, everyone involved.

Just to respond to Paul B’s question – the same puzzle was published in the Independent and the i on the same day. I’m not sure whether that’s to be a regular occurrence.

By: NealH

NealH — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:10:41 +0000

I’m glad other people found this a bit trickier. I didn’t look at it until the evening, which is usually a bad idea since I’m normally too tired by then and give up quite quickly if it looks at all difficult. I managed to get through this one, but it was a bit of an effort and was pleased that I worked out words like paperhanger and pelage largely from the wordplay.

Interesting that you say you can touch type, Pierre. I’ve often thought that the single most useful thing I ever did was to teach myself to touch type when I was at university. It certainly helps if you work in IT. I’m still not going to type in all the clues, though.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:32:27 +0000

SEND – it’s in the other main dicts too. Maybe remembered only by those of a certain age but there’s the song “You send me” by the great Sam Cooke.

By: Dormouse

Dormouse — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:10:17 +0000

Bamberger, it’s in Chambers – send: to rouse someone to extasy. Says it was originally used in jazz, but I recall it from the sixties, probably drug related.

By: Bamberger

Bamberger — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:39:39 +0000

Found this hard and got no more than 1/3 out but was encouraged by educated guesses at pelage, retrench and artificer being correct. I thought about scent for 17a but couldn’t see it. I still don’t see how sent =make ecstatic -can someone please spoon feed me?

By: Dormouse

Dormouse — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:19:46 +0000

Coincedentally, I was watching a baseball game on TV whilst doing this, making 11ac rather easy.

And I found this easier than most of last week’s puzzle, which makes me wonder how much factors other than hardness affect how easy I find a puzzle. For some reason, 7d was the last in. Not really obscure to my science background, but I needed a word search before I got it.

By: Pierre

Pierre — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:15:44 +0000

Seems everyone found it a bit trickier than normal, then.

Sorry for the mistranscription of the clue for PARENTHETICALLY, Quixote – I have fixed that now. I reproduce the clues because (a) I have the time to do it and I can touch type; (b) I know some folk like it; and (c) because if you come back to the blog later to check something out you won’t have to upload the crossword again. But I know not all bloggers have the time.

And your suggestion of me putting up a profile on 225 is kind, but I’m preternaturally shy …

And of course yes, APRIL would work even if it weren’t May tomorrow.

By: Jean

Jean — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:13:58 +0000

Good crossword, just the right level of difficulty – except for ‘Pelage.’ Spent a long time on this – convinced ti should be something to do with George Best. A mere woman I’m not much into footballers of yesteryear!