Comments on: Independent 8192 / Dac

By: allan_c

allan_c — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:28:50 +0000

Busy day, yesterday, so only completed this this morning. Nothing too taxing, though – just a nice warm-up before tackling today’s Rorschach.

I parsed 3ac slightly differently: I took “era” for “ages” since an era can be a very long time, then the anagram was of “here’s” rather than “here”.

Thanks, Dac and B&J

By: Paul B

Paul B — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 01:27:25 +0000

Noddy Holder performing in Slade, also Jagger? Not half (4,6)

Dac travels in new lands there, methnks Wil, though since Holder was (and possibly still is) ‘(the lead singer) in Slade’, and since Jagger, if only half of him, is the lead singer of The Rolling Stones, the risk is a calculated one.

A lovely puzzle, as usual, from one of the masters.

By: Wil Ransome

Wil Ransome — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 22:59:23 +0000

That’s not me at 6. I was silly to take that name for my blogs, since there are so many Johns.

As always good from Dac, but I was surprised that he didn’t have a ‘for example’ after ‘Noddy Holder’. He’s normally so precise in these matters.

By: MikeC

MikeC — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:27:02 +0000

Thanks Dac and B&J. VICE was my last in. I parsed it like John@6 but I prefer B&J’s version – I think Dac would not use “See” if it was not needed (as it isn’t, strictly, in my/John’s version).

“growing” as an inversion/reversal indicator in 21d is exceptionally devious – but there were several neat devices in this puzzle.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:15:37 +0000

I must say that I solved VICE B&J’s way, but your way works as well, I think, John.

By: John

John — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:12:47 +0000

25 across s simpler than that: See reserve as something antisocial
A vice chairperson is a reserve chairperson and vice is something antisocial.

By: Rowland

Rowland — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:33:45 +0000

Yes a couple of dodgier ones here, but still the smotthness we always get. Good stuff!!

Cheers
Rowly.

By: flashling

flashling — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:35:36 +0000

Thanks B&J and Dac, in 5d you’ve got your ERE and TT swapped round.

By: Ian SW3

Ian SW3 — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:22:50 +0000

Thanks to Dac, Bert and Joyce.

Your solution and parsing of 19a have got inverted — it’s paid (pd) surrounding resume, not presumed minus pd.

By: Bertandjoyce

Bertandjoyce — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:46:13 +0000

Do we hear a KNOCK, KNOCK at your door?