Independent 11,209 by Rodriguez

15 comments on “Independent 11,209 by Rodriguez”

1. Excellent puzzle and blog none too shabby either.
   Thanks JB and Quirister

2. Good puzzle with some nice defs as discussed, especially ‘Queen’s helpers, say’ which was my last in. Never heard of a HACKTIVIST for which I did as was told by the wordplay recipe. I missed the parsing of RANCID.

   Even though it’s such a familiar aria whose title I must have seen (and clearly not taken close enough note of) in print many times, I always thought it was “Nessum dorma”. Well, thanks to a failed crossword completion, now I know better.

   Thanks to Rodriguez and to Quirister for the v. helpful blog

3. This was a delightful and rewarding challenge, which came together very slowly but steadily. Like WP, I had never heard of 24a but it was solvable by following the instructions in the wordplay.

   With lots of ticks all over my page, my podium choice is 1a, 8a & 4d.

   Many thanks to Rodriguez and to Quirister.

4. We got off to a flying start by spotting the long answers top and bottom, from or on which we could get a fair few downs; then it was a case of filling in the gaps. Last two in were ECLAIR and CONTE as we’ve never heard of Ms Danes and if we’ve heard of the Spurs manager we’ve promptly forgotten him again.
   A great crossword though, with plenty to like. Favourites were SYLLABUS, TOUCH AND GO and PALINDROMICAL.
   Thanks, Rodriguez and Quirister.

5. Very enjoyable. Only knew CONTE the manager. RANCID, FALSE BOTTOM, and UNINFORMED were my favourites.

   Thanks Rodriguez and Quirister.

6. Thanks both. Struggled for some time with this, but all seems much clearer after the event. Have come across syllabub before, but never in real life, so my attempt at remembering every dessert I have ever eaten did not prove fruitful(!). The BoJo ideal was lost on me, not knowing the churl equals boor element, and having had no interest whatever in anything the now departed PM had to say

7. Thanks Quirister and Rodriguez.
   Worked hard to complete this with a few gaps in parsing not knowing: the monkeys, London manager, and dessert.
   Favs:
   SECOND READING, TOUCH AND GO, HACKTIVIST, SHRINKAGE, GENIE, FALSE BOTTOM.

8. At first I thought SECOND READING didn’t parse quite right as CON in SE made SCONE but then I realised it was a southeaster con. A really enjoyable puzzle.

9. Petert @8. Of course, you can read it that way but also as CON in SE DREADING.

10. Hovis@8 Thanks. I can see that now.

11. What a superb crossword with some very well disguised definitions.
    8a plus 4&7d sit proudly upon my podium.
    Thanks Rodriguez and Quirister, the latter especially for a couple of parsing clarifications.

12. Very enjoyable indeed. Still a number to parse properly but for now I’ll settle for a completed grid. Thanks to Rodriguez & in advance to Quirister whose review I’ll read later. 8&20a my 2 favourites

13. I thought 2dn was probably CONTE but I couldn’t see why. UK football is not something I’m very familiar with.

14. Thanks Rodriguez for another top drawer crossword. HACKTIVIST and PALINDROMICAL each made the effort worthwhile not to mention others. I could not parse ECLAIR and I incorrectly parsed SHRINKAGE with “reduction of personnel” as the definition, “shrink” as decline over “age.” (This was after I tried futilely to anagram “personnel” to define “decline over long period.” Yikes.) Thanks Quirister for the much needed blog.

15. Very nice puzzle. I think BoJo has more in common with Ronald McDonald than Churchill

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