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Listener No 4444 Food For Thought By Handyman
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Sheer delight, thank you, Handyman. What beautifully clear cluing and fun from start to finish.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I think this is a debut? If so, a very auspicious one. The theme presented itself quite quickly, which I suspect was intended, though I found that completing all the clues was quite tough. A relatively short grid-stare (kudos to Handyman for that) and when the highlighting and vertical lines all fell into place, the brilliance of the execution of this lovely theme became apparent. Bravo!
Great fun. I remember the event (when I was a sceptical 13-year-old) but revisiting it via a recording on the internet was a delight.
There were several admirable examples of cryptic deception that had me putting ticks of approval down the page. The theme came late for me, only when I'd worked out how to enter the four consecutive answers, three of which I only solved when I'd seen the system from the other one. I love the final grid.
There were several admirable examples of cryptic deception that had me putting ticks of approval down the page. The theme came late for me, only when I'd worked out how to enter the four consecutive answers, three of which I only solved when I'd seen the system from the other one. I love the final grid.
I can contribute little more than a ringing endorsement of the praise offered to Handyman by others. It's the first appearance of the setter's name as far as I can tell (it's not in Dave Hennings' database), but the puzzle is so accomplished that I'm wondering if it's a new alternative name for someone well established. If not, then debuts don't come any better than this, and I hope we can look forward to more Handymen soon.
The device used for part of the answer at 10 is one I've never seen before. It suggests a devious talent for imaginative clue-writing. The accolade that comes to mind is a thematic one: Bravissimo!
The device used for part of the answer at 10 is one I've never seen before. It suggests a devious talent for imaginative clue-writing. The accolade that comes to mind is a thematic one: Bravissimo!
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