By: pommers
Myops is second to Elgar in terms of difficulty for me but somehow more enjoyable.
View ArticleBy: diego
Today’s was more than two star difficulty, had to go for a couple of hints – at least the hints were good, not like those created by that person yesterday, 22/08/12, whose style of hinting is more...
View ArticleBy: gazza
Hi diego – welcome to the blog. Scchua (who did yesterday’s blog) is still getting to grips with our style of blogging so we need to have a bit of patience.
View ArticleBy: Jezza
Did somebody mention Myops? ….. About time… I might struggle solving online, but i’ll have a bloody good try!
View ArticleBy: stanXYZ
Scchua has introduced the underlining of the definition. This seems to have been welcomed by almost everyone. I like it! Thanks to Scchua! (Not too keen on all the other bits of his layout – a bit too...
View ArticleBy: Captain Beefheart
Franny you are not alone like Lord Dennings man on the Clapham omnibus. I could not finish the puzzle because I was lazy and didn’t read the clue properly even though I was sure 4a was an overseas...
View ArticleBy: Captain Beefheart
Very enjoyable, first one to try for a few days. On holiday at home near Canterbury. Enjoying the fine weather and doing a bit of gardening etc. Thanks to setter and Gazza. I suppose I should attemt...
View ArticleBy: thickso
11a clue not good. My mate in the pub got it for me and I couldn’t believe that was the answer but it fitted with everything else. Thanks to Gazza for making me feel I’m not alone.
View ArticleBy: asterix
I couldn’t get properly into this one at all, despite getting a few clues fairly quickly, I’ve been pondering 1,3,1 for 11a, and I still don’t get the reasoning. Is it some colloquialism I’ve not come...
View ArticleBy: Collywobbles
I don’t always read all of the blog. I don’t get the time. You must find it difficult spending so much time on the crosswords and holding down a job
View ArticleBy: ChamRider
Aha – I’ve been stewing over the reasoning for 11a for ages thinking it was an awful clue but P&A now restores it to a great clue! I managed about three-quarters of the puzzle without help but...
View ArticleBy: asterix
Gazza – Many thanks – yes, that’s what I’d assumed, but it still feels a bit artificial as a clue. Probably just a temporary crossword-humour failure on my part, as most others seem to like it.
View ArticleBy: gnomethang
I’m playing catch up after a bust week. For me this was 2** apart from a couple to trip you up – I think they have been mentioned above. Thanks to gazza and the setter.
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