Comments on: Guardian 25636 – Orlando

By: brucew_aus

brucew_aus — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:59:54 +0000

Thanks Orlando and Uncle Yap

Found this a very nice puzzle to work through – it broke into two halves for me with the bottom half going in without too many problems. It was the top half and especially the NE corner that was the hold up – with SHUNTER and UPSET being last in (not familiar with UP referring to being a university). Like a number of others I needed the explanation on the SIERRAS = SS – very clever.

A number of other fun clues – especially liked 12a both the construction and the surface and 11a was also nicely put together with the diversion beautifully crafted.

By: Gaufrid

Gaufrid — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:04:10 +0000

davey b @29
There was an error on the Guardian website and the wrong puzzle appeared on-line for a while (Orlando was the correct one). I believe that this puzzle is due to appear in the paper, and presumably on-line, at the end of the month and we will blog it then.

By: davey b

davey b — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:47:15 +0000

Where is the solution to the online version 25,636?

By: Mr & Mrs Jones

Mr & Mrs Jones — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:25:50 +0000

D Lazenby – but it would have needed a double L! RIP Jim and may the stacks keep rockin’

By: Derek Lazenby

Derek Lazenby — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:44:21 +0000

Guitarists would have prefered 23 to lead to STACK !

By: chas

chas — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:57:29 +0000

Thanks to UY for the blog.

I found this puzzle very hard to get started on but once begun things began to fall into place – eventually.

I needed this blog to explain SIERRAS

By: Giovanna

Giovanna — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:10:21 +0000

Thanks, Orlando, for the entertainment and Uncle Yap for the explanations!

This was just the ticket for a thundery afternoon’s welcome back to England after several weeks of mostly sunny Italy!

Shunter leapt out at me and Trojan War. I was trying to be too clever by half on Lasso by trying to connect it to Catcher in the Rye! However, once solved, the clue made perfect sense – as did Sierras

Giovanna x

By: Tom Hutton

Tom Hutton — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:52:59 +0000

I was stumped by the bottom left corner as I put in Madonna (Loony – left- not applicable) which seemed like a good answer and this threw me.

By: noddybankie

noddybankie — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:36:26 +0000

Jumped in with Greenland as a New Englander.
If only Greenland was in Europe and it somehow made sense to the clue!!

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:12:56 +0000

I’m confused (which is not unusual) but I solved the Orlando puzzle that popped up online when I accessed it this morning, and enjoyed it. Orlando is just about the right level of challenge for me, and there is always some thoughtful and inventive clueing. Today my favourites were all acrosses: MILDRED, LASSO and MAIDSTONE.

Thanks to setter and blogger.