Once I had dug out the answer to 1A, this puzzle gave me little trouble. Gordius comes up with several ingenious misdirections, and a smile at 24A; but there are also some clues (10A, 13A, 17A) where he seems to be waving his arms about furiously to indicate the answer. I submitted this blog first to Gaufrid, who had a few useful comments; my thanks to him.
Day: 26 August 2011
Independent 7757/Phi
As always a nice solving experience from Phi. My heart tends to sink when I see that many of the clues refer to some other clue: one is always slow to get started and … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,782 / Falcon
With each of the corners being linked to the rest of the grid by only a single answer this was more like four puzzles in one. A couple of old chestnuts (10ac, 11ac), … Read more >>