Comments on: Independent 8029 by Quixote

By: Bertandjoyce

Bertandjoyce — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 22:02:57 +0000

Thanks Quixote – a pleasing puzzle to start the week. Ditto about Round the Bend.

Thanks NealH for the blog.

By: Quixote

Quixote — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 21:15:26 +0000

Thanks for all feedback, much appreciated. It is a Times convention that A on B = BA, which I naturally observe when setting for that paper. However, like Wil, I am not at all convinced by the logic of it, and use my freedom to ignore it elsewhere. Most solvers won’t notice either way. It is a curious fact that each paper and each crossword editor (and I’m no different as Church Times crossword editor) will have certain different sticking points.

By: Wil Ransome

Wil Ransome — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:58:44 +0000

As usual simple but utterly sound from Quixote. I noticed that in 25ac we had A on B = AB. Is this now accepted as fine? I never had any problem with it, but people kept saying that in an across clue A on B = BA, so became unsure.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:18:38 +0000

Pleasing and sound puzzle as always from Quixote, so unlikely to provoke much discussion, I fear. ROUND THE BEND was good, but I also liked ALUMNA.

By: Dormouse

Dormouse — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:42:51 +0000

Got the top left corner quickly at my first look at the puzzle but had to put it to one side. Came back to and steadily worked through it. Had to think through most clues rather than filling things in automatically. 4ac took me a while.

Curiously, I remember Ralph Nader as a consumer champion but I’d forgotten he had been a presidential candidate.

Why is it that whenever I see “county” in a clue, I read it as “country”?

By: crypticsue

crypticsue — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:35:31 +0000

Very nice thank you Quixote and Neal. Agree with nmsindy about Round the Bend. My only real hold up was with the Domino Theory.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:21:47 +0000

Yes, pleasing puzzle, about normal level of difficulty for Quixote in the Indy, I thought. Favourite clue: ROUND THE BEND. Thanks Quixote and NealH.