Comments on: Independent Crossword 8082 by Anarche (Saturday Prize Puzzle 08-09-2012)

By: Anarche

Anarche — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 18:57:19 +0000

Many thanks to twencelas for your sterling work, and to all for kind comments. As I couldn’t be at the Birthday Bash last weekend, sensibly opting instead for surly waitresses, the KGB museum and 26.2 miles of running in Vilnius, I was all too happy to try to produce a tribute worthy of my brilliant colleague (and friend). I do hope I managed to produce a puzzle which not only gave pleasure to Anax (and Xana) but could also be solved by people who haven’t the foggiest idea of who any of us setters are i.e. pretty much everybody!

Love and hugs,
Anarche x

By: Eileen

Eileen — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:14:14 +0000

Ditto to all the above – great blog, marvellous puzzle and most enjoyable occasion.

Huge thanks to all!

By: crypticsue

crypticsue — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 13:22:47 +0000

Super birthday puzzle from Anarche. Thanks to her. Only wish I could have been at the party too.

By: Gervase

Gervase — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 13:14:24 +0000

Thanks twenceslas – great blog.

And a splendid puzzle from Anarche. Lots of great clues and a forest of Ninas, none of which are necessary for the solve, so that a crossword full of insider references can be completed and enjoyed without ever realising its commemorative significance. A tour de force. Bravissima!

I did, however, being privileged to spend some of last Saturday with Anax and friends. Here’s to the next half century!

By: Tramp

Tramp — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 10:46:26 +0000

Great blog twenceslas. Last Saturday was a wonderful day. I did a lot of this brilliant, tributary puzzle on the train to Hale to celebrate Anax’s birthday. I finished it on the return leg. Super stuff.

By: Al Dente

Al Dente — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:33:25 +0000

Apologies, its the fifth row from the bottom!

By: Al Dente

Al Dente — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:31:31 +0000

Thanks to twencelas for the excellent blog. There is another anax connection in the grid, his brother Kev (unchecked letters on the fourth row from the bottom in the middle). There are probably more secreted as you mention in your blog. Thanks again and also to Anarche for the super puzzle.

By: flashling

flashling — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:01:39 +0000

An absolute cracker from Anarche, just a shame I couldn’t attend the do. Nimrod’s present was a belter too.

By: anax

anax — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:00:11 +0000

Words can’t describe my gratitude to Arachne for this truly wonderful puzzle.

Thanks for the blog twenceslas; the only thing to note is that the 6th row nina Xana is actually the name of my daughter (and thus the source of my own pseudonym – nothing to do with emperor dragonflies other coincidental references).