Comments on: Independent 8005/Quixote

By: flashling

flashling — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 22:09:40 +0000

Found this a stroll in the park, re the i’s if it had been blogged this site does have a search function in the top right corner, but the early blogs were not complete; the papers might have wanted the revenue from phone lines, perhaps the bloggers and commenters couldn’t finish it either.

Anyway not all “i” crosswords will have a blog to help so give us the clue and I’m sure someone with give it a go.

By: Bertandjoyce

Bertandjoyce — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:55:59 +0000

Good evening Pierre! A quick but enjoyable solve tonight so we can have an early night. Favourite clue was 1d.

Lizard@8 Someone recently suggested googling one of the clues, you could even add the setter’s name perhaps which should enable you to find the old blog. As we don’t have the i we can’t check if it works.

Thanks Pierre and Quixote.

By: Allan_C

Allan_C — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:11:42 +0000

A nice gentle start to the week – thanks, Quixote and Pierre.

The clue to 14a has ‘principle’ in the Crossword Solver version (tho’ it could of course have been recently corrected from ‘principal’).

By: Pierre

Pierre — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:24:15 +0000

Hi lizard at no 8. There’s been a bit of confusion recently about the Indy/i puzzles. There was a short period recently when the Indy and the i puzzles were the same, but a couple of weeks or so ago they became separate beasts again, so Quixote’s crossword which I’ve blogged here today is a box-fresh puzzle. Confusingly, Quixote is also in the i today, but that’s a recycled one. Hope that answers your question.

By: Dormouse

Dormouse — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:06:55 +0000

Not too difficult start to the week. Got stuck for a bit on 20dn and 21ac. For a while, the only word I could think off for 21ac was “dildo” but it didn’t seem to have anything to do with the clue. When I finally got 20, it made me smile.

I had the “height” reading for 18ac, too.

By: lizard

lizard — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:55:20 +0000

I don’t suppose there would be any chance of giving a link to the old blog for “i” readers? Or better still, opening it up again for new comments! (Sometimes it’s quite hard to trace!)

By: Pierre

Pierre — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:15:21 +0000

Thanks, Querulous at no 4, that makes perfect sense. I just got confused with FOG being the outside letters.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:54:56 +0000

Yes, pleasing puzzle, not too difficult. Favourite clues GOING ON, BIRDCAGE. Thanks, Pierre and Quixote.

By: eimi

eimi — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:45:36 +0000

I nodded too, I’m afraid

By: Querulous

Querulous — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:37:52 +0000

Thanks Quixote and Pierre.

Re 5d, I think it’s (N CRADLED IN FOG)*, so the in isn’t doing double duty.