Comments on: Enigmatic Variations 1037: Men Are Fools by Wan

By: Dave Hennings

Dave Hennings — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 09:44:31 +0000

Wan, Done, Dave.

By: Wan

Wan — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:39:03 +0000

I am a very disappointed with this blog, Dave. As you introduced AnswerBank comment into your update would you please update it again to reflect what is actually written there please.

Wan

By: Wan

Wan — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:51:28 +0000

There should be 10 comments if you have the right one!

By: Dave Hennings

Dave Hennings — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:25:20 +0000

I made the mistake of just searching on 1037, which failed to bring up EV1037. EV 1037 had no Best Answer and I didn’t see the two comments that lurked below that bit and the ad telling me what to do with my £250,000 portfolio … I wish!

By: Wan

Wan — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:57:35 +0000

Actually it is strange how it is working in AnswerBank – having searched on EV1037 you have to actually select the question in red to see the answers and rest of the thread. Selecting ‘Answers’ from the top buttons only gives the answer to the other thread (EV 1037 space). Error I think!

By: Wan

Wan — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:17:45 +0000

I think that you might be looking at the wrong thread in Answerbank Dave – it is under EV1037 without a space. (There is an unanswered question under EV 1037 with a space!)

Regards

Wan

By: Dave Hennings

Dave Hennings — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 08:13:05 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Wan, and I’ve updated the blog. I was using the correct (ie replaced) letters so can’t use that as an excuse. I’m not sure why failure with the endgame precludes enjoyment of a puzzle … but it does seem to! Although I believe that setters don’t go out of their way to stump solvers, the occasional tricky (dare I say devious) puzzle does no harm, and I look forward to your next.

Dave.

By: Wan

Wan — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:40:04 +0000

Hello Dave, your blog states ‘x = …incorrect letters in down clues’ but you show the correct letters in your list. It is of course the discarded letters that are of interest so I trust that you didn’t try and use the ones on your list to to replace ones in the grid and ‘elsewhere’.

I am sorry that you didn’t appear to enjoy the puzzle and hope that you are having more luck with your birdies!

Wan

By: Nudd

Nudd — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 22:41:54 +0000

Dave – re Wan, check out Derek’s latest Crossword Centre puzzle and this month’s Magpie. A London buses happening here … you wait ages for one Wan to appear then you get a second Wan followed by a third Wan

By: Dave Hennings

Dave Hennings — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 15:31:24 +0000

Tony

Thanks for the comment. I’m currently golfing in Portugal but will update my blog when I get back and consider it further. I’d be interested in any other views on this puzzles, so feel free to chip in.

Dave.