Comments on: Independent 8,129 / Phi

By: Pelham Barton

Pelham Barton — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:00:22 +0000

Hi RR

I hope there is now enough information to make it completely obvious where to look, but I will happily have another go at explaining if there is not.

By: RatkojaRiku

RatkojaRiku — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:00:14 +0000

I didn’t spot the Nina here but I’ll dig the grid out again and take another look. I appear to have missed a treat, albeit it a well-hidden one

By: Wil Ransome

Wil Ransome — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 22:47:07 +0000

Even after being told I took ages to see it. Very clever.

Very much liked beekeeping. Good crossword as always, but two quibbles: 26ac is chip, and this isn’t a high ball necessarily. If you use a lob wedge or some such like Mickelson the ball may go quite high, but generally speaking the ball stays pretty low. (Just realised that Phi isn’t necessarily talking about golf, so not two quibbles but one.) And tabloid for paper in 16dn seems to me to be a definition by example and I should have thought it should have said something like ‘tabloid, perhaps’.

By: Phi

Phi — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 22:38:14 +0000

Well, I did wonder whether anyone would spot this one. I had prepared a hint – but Pelham B’s first sentence at #7 used exactly my words before I could.

By: Bertandjoyce

Bertandjoyce — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:47:31 +0000

OMG! How did anyone spot this?

Even with the hint it took some finding. The clues seemed tougher than the average Phi but a good puzzle to end the week and well done Phi for coming up with another devilish offering.

Thanks RR for the blog.

By: Pelham Barton

Pelham Barton — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:42:46 +0000

K’s Dad @8: Start at the I in 2dn and work clockwise round a square.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:00:22 +0000

It will be time for me to faire dodo soon, so can someone put me out of my nina misery?

By: Pelham Barton

Pelham Barton — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:42:12 +0000

For anyone looking for the Nina, it’s not in the perimeter. I only spotted it after reading the comment from MaleficOpus@1 which told me there was one.

By: flashling

flashling — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:35:42 +0000

I found this a bit of a struggle, Nina is completely lost on me.

Thanks RR and Phi.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:30:40 +0000

Nice blog, thank you, RR.

I too found the last few quite tough to crack, but it was a lovely puzzle as always on a Friday from Phi. I too liked BEEKEEPING, and enjoyed too the misdirection in RED SHIFT. I’m pretty rubbish at spotting ordinary ninas, so I’ve no chance with a devilishly clever one. I shall wait for later in the day for it to be revealed.