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Listener 4026: Elitism by Zero
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A fine crossword from Zero as always. The grid filled fairly quickly but the thematic material is excellent.
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Don't forget Mother's Day tomorrow!
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Don't forget Mother's Day tomorrow!
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I completed the grid and redistributed the letters, knew the 52 squares to highlight but couldn't find a justification for the second phrase. I've just sussed it, I was googling the phrase plus a word insted of the phrase on its own. Very clever puzzle, I'd worked out what the theme must be but took a while to figure out the denouement.
Walterloo - what does the chief ingredient in the phrase do according to a well known phrase or saying?
I thought this was one of the best denouments for some time, with a good dose of chuckling, and feeling obliged to tell Mrs Philoctetes (who does not "get" crosswords) all about it. I too wonder where you start to compose something like this! Well done Zero
I thought this was one of the best denouments for some time, with a good dose of chuckling, and feeling obliged to tell Mrs Philoctetes (who does not "get" crosswords) all about it. I too wonder where you start to compose something like this! Well done Zero
The tortoise has finally caught up with the hares. As has been said this was a most enjoyable puzzle from Zero, whose previous 2 Listeners I also enjoyed.
A year or three ago (Mysterons will know), there was a mystery puzzle involving levitation, where letters were move in similar fashion to this one and I got it wrong - hope that's not an omen:-)
A year or three ago (Mysterons will know), there was a mystery puzzle involving levitation, where letters were move in similar fashion to this one and I got it wrong - hope that's not an omen:-)
Possibly Clamzy is referring to ,Prestissimo by Bandmaster, October 2005.
...another useful find - Chambers have added definitions to their online Word Wizard
jamesah, every time I ask for a prompt, the experts prompt me to read the preamble more carefully - so I am repeating that to you - uncletony's prompt made me reconsider the terms 'in 21 clues', then 'the letters involved' and I realised that considering the two phrases together didn't necessarily mean that I had a 21 letter phrase - and, of course, I hadn't, if I had to 'redistribute the phrase in a manner hinted at by the phrase itself. You won't have a perfect second 'four word phrase' and 'theme' until you have performed that first 'redistribution'.
Late as ever. I've finally got to the end, with the help of uncletony's post - advice which I should know by now.
Still don't get 3D however. I can see that the first word may be a thematic word, but can't see any definitions in Chambers that remotely match any of the possibilities.
As others have said, there are a few clever clues here, and I thought that the highlighting stage was pretty obvious (fortunately, since I want to put this in the envelope with last week's entry tonight).
Still don't get 3D however. I can see that the first word may be a thematic word, but can't see any definitions in Chambers that remotely match any of the possibilities.
As others have said, there are a few clever clues here, and I thought that the highlighting stage was pretty obvious (fortunately, since I want to put this in the envelope with last week's entry tonight).
