Independent 10005 / Vigo

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1. A minor point in 31ac – the app only takes ‘intenTs’, with TENTS for shelters. I was surprised how gentle the clues were for a Tuesday, but of course it’a theme day and I missed the theme entirely. Thanks Duncan & Vigo.

2. Paul A @ 1

   Thanks – INTENTS makes a lot more sense as I wasn’t really happy with TENDS for shelters.  I’ll leave the blog unchanged so that commenters can see that bloggers don’t always get it right!

3. ‘My Shot’, ‘Helpless’, ‘Non-Stop’, ‘Hurricane’, and ‘Burn’ are all numbers from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton.

4. Thanks Vigo, Duncan

   I saw Hamilton only a few days ago, but still didn’t twig until I entered HAMILTON quite late on.  Probably a good thing, as I’d had enough of it by half-time (grumpy old man that couldn’t bear the sycophantic whooping that started before anyone had even starting singing). Hamilton’s been on a lot of dollar bills, though the $10 particularly.  Admirably concise clues, I particularly liked MUSED and HELPLESS.

   A ghetto might be a slum, but then so might my house.  I don’t think they’re the same thing.

5. Re Comments #1 and 2
   Just to set the clue no. straight –
   INTENTS is at 28ac.

6. I really enjoyed this.   It was light but fun although I had no idea about the theme until I read the review.

   Many thanks to Vigo and to Duncan.

7. I loved Hamilton the musical so much when I saw it recently that I immediately purchased the recording and then played it so much that it found its way into a grid.

   Thank you to Duncansheill for the blog and to all who have taken the time to comment.

   Thank you also to my test solvers for spotting any mistakes before publication!

   Victoria

8. I had no idea about the theme, even though I was pretty sure there had to be one. I wondered if it might be something to do with Raymond BURR, who played Perry Mason, but that turned out to be a dead end of course.

   Apart from spotting the theme, fairly gentle though with some harder clues such as ALEXANDER and I didn’t know HAMILTON for ‘ten dollar bill’.

   Thanks to Vigo and to Duncan for explaining the background to the theme.

9. Thanks Duncansheill and to Vigo for what I suspect may be the mother of all Ninas!

10. Another most enjoyable puzzle from Vigo, one of my favourite lady setters.

    I did have to check on the ten dollar bill and haven’t seen the musical but that didn’t detract from the pleasure of the solve.

    Thanks to Vigo and to Duncan – well done to all those who spotted the theme.

11. Thanks Vigo, very entertaining and good clues.

    I didn’t know much about either HAMILTON but twigged towards the end of some connection.

    Thanks DS; I guess it could have been intends, although INTENTS seems nearer the mark.

12. PS Interesting slang terms for money here.

13. I didn’t know that our key word today was a ten dollar bill, nor have I seen the musical, but none of that mattered.  Good clues, fun to solve, happy camper.

    Thanks Vigo and Duncan.

14. A first for me – actually spotting a Nina before coming to the blog! Though as a long-time fan of the musical, it pretty much clobbered me over the head. In addition to the song titles that A Writinghawk @3 saw, “Satisfied” some key lyrics also made it into both the clues and the answers – “In New York”, “Eye” of a Hurricane, and “Rise Up” all figure prominently. And one entire clue – “First of sons he once treasured is killed” – is actually part of the plot. A brilliantly themed puzzle, and a ton of fun for this Hamilfan!

15. A very nice puzzle as always from Vigo, beautifully blogged by duncanshiell. I haven’t seen the musical but I did spend a few years working for The Bank of New York and was once dragged on a visit to the museum in the Wall St HQ by the then chairman. He proudly showed me US treasury bond no. 1 signed by Hamilton himself (a founder of the bank and Treasury secretary) and I thought I might faint with excitement. Stendhal syndrome Schmendhal syndrome.

16. That went in quickly.  Seemed like every clue was a write-in for me today, apart from a stutter in the top right.  Knew about the Burr Hamilton duel but I’ve not seen the musical.

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17. Thanks Duncan and Vigo.

    We finished the puzzle, searched for a theme (it is Tuesday) so came here for enlightenment.

    By the way, we also had to come here to find out the setter’s name as the Indy app has suddenly stopped including it.

    An amazing number of thematic entries and references all of which passed us by – neither of us are fond of musicals.

    All very enjoyable.

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