Comments on: Financial Times 14,096 – Alberich

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 06:56:00 +0000

Thanks Sil. Mark

By: Sil van den Hoek

Sil van den Hoek — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 12:11:56 +0000

Mark, “I failed on two clues (without resources, that is” is a bit minimalistically formulated, indeed.
I meant to say that I could finish the puzzle without any resources apart from two clues (15d and 2d). The solutions to these clues were then found using, in my case, the WordWeb software. That’s all, so nothing really special.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 10:28:09 +0000

Thanks Sil. Very helpful

What does “without resources” mean, please? I’m not being critical in asking this question; it’s simply that I am still relatively new to Cryptics. I managed to finish this one without any resources; half yesterday, the remainder this Saturday morning, and pleased with myself. 2D was the last in. I was convinced “support” was something to do with “tee” and the answer was a word for women……..!!

Cheers

mark

By: Alberich

Alberich — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:19:46 +0000

Many thanks for the blog, Sil. You’re too modest – this blog is far more than a simple stopgap. I’m full of admiration for the way the bloggers here manage to produce detailed, accurate and regular analyses of at least three broadsheet puzzles every morning, plus of course a number of weekend specials. Work, computer crashes or illness are bound to delay the occasional blog from time to time and it’s remarkable that if this happens the blog is always excellent when it does appear, as is Sil’s here.

Thanks too for the posted comments. The lack of recent puzzles is entirely my fault; I’d somehow omitted to send any new ones since my last one appeared in March! That’s been rectified now. It is rather a coincidence that my first appearance after five months coincides with an appearance in the indy – there must be plenty of people wondering what they did wrong in a previous life to deserve me twice on the same day!

All the best, Alberich

By: Bamberger

Bamberger — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 05:42:03 +0000

Thanks for stepping in.

By: MikeC

MikeC — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:18:43 +0000

Thanks Alberich and Sil: good fun. I needed help on 15d and 18a but that was my problem, not the puzzle’s!

By: Sil van den Hoek

Sil van den Hoek — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:52:26 +0000

Many thanks, Eileen!
25ac now tweaked – you’re right, as ever.
Night night.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:44:47 +0000

Bravissimo, Sil!

I was just about to go to bed, very disappointed at there being no blog of this, as you say, splendid puzzle – and then yours popped up! Thank you so much.

I loved it – huge thanks, Alberich! [I sent you an email, saying so, but your email address doesn't seem to work now?]

Great stuff! Thanks again, both.

Sil – I read 25ac as RA [artist] IN BOW [East London]