Spectator 2001 Saturday February 12th 2011

[mintyman99]

http://www.spectator....rossword-12.02.11.pdf

[cruciverbali]

Thanks minty - should be less of an odyssey this week !

[kayakamina]

Thanks for the pdf link mintyman.

Not the EPiC of last week but an agreeable outing with Doc.

I enjoyed 21d .

[AHearer]

Many thanks, mintyman99. A great help in the absence of the smart edition.

[barrybutler]

Thanks minty!
I realise this may have been discussed before but does anyone know what is going on with the smart edition?

[kayakamina]

I believe the smart edition is no longer available as they are encouraging people to subscribe to the on-line edition, or purchase the actual magazine.

I suppose it had to happen eventually!

[tenflags]

thank you indeed MM99. I haven't even had a go at last weeks yet as I got bogged down in listeners and rugby so will print off for later.

BTW who were listed as the winners of 1997?

[roslyn251254]

Thanks for the link MM. Does this mean our online printouts will no longer be accepted?

[zita-green]

Many thanks, mintyman. A walk in the park compared to last week's.

[mad max]

many thanks for link

[turast]

Thank you Mintyman. I actually bought the magazine for crossword 2000, because of the mess I'd made of the (downloaded Mintyman) one I'd photocopied up to A3 in order to read the clues. A drawback for me is that the magazine gives Toby Young a platform for his hobbyhorse(s). I enjoyed 2001 and its theme, which I used to sing to my children when bathing them as a dramatic accompaniment to splashing them. They thought it was funny anyway.

[barryjbutler]

@ Roslyn: I've won 2 £20s with printouts before so perhaps the regime will continue. I'm not sure where mintyman sources his pdf version but long may he continue to do so. It does contain a name and address section so they must be expecting solvers to fill it in!

[Lubumbashi]

Only one brain on it this week and I can't see 32d (C?AR?E) and 41across (??EE). Finally bought a Chambers after the "going out of business" scare and it was a huge help.

[kayakamina]

32d Clarke (Arthur C) - the theme

41a Klee

[Lubumbashi]

Many thanks Kayakamina - I should have had that. Now, back to puzzle 2000 - only half done.