Azed 2640

[pomona]

2a Ultimate in rank assuming first place, a shocker (4) ??A?
13a Worthless types, droll, made room for by broadcaster (6) C??M??

[JJ109]

13a Crumbs (worthless types) = Rum(droll) in CBS

2a - no idea!

[pomona]

Thank you JJ109

[bobbinwales]

Is Kran a word?

[pomona]

No good bobbinwales...wouldn't fit with 3d

3d is looking like it starts with C so 2a is now ?CA? possibly scab?

[bobbinwales]

Could be moving letters to front of ABCs...but itsa bit weak

[bobbinwales]

Not sure shocker = scab though anyway

[bobbinwales]

Scam?

[JJ109]

Taxi Rank = Cabs, ultimate taking first place = Scab

but why a shocker?

[bobbinwales]

Good one jno... but am not sure why shocker

[JJ109]

Scanb in a union dispute = a shocker ??

[DoctorClue]

@JJ109 - I would appreciate it if you could answer the question which I asked you on the thread https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1820442.html

[JJ109]

OK Doctorclue - this is the first time I have seen your question so I shall answer it.

Firstly though, I am not a moderator of this site, I have no powers to remove answers, so it is hardly a one man crusade against you.

I shall ignore your first few paragraphs as I agree with them. Your site is very good for people who have finished the puzzle or want assistance for their last clue........but

"I would be grateful to JJ109 if s/he could explain to me how exactly the presence of the notes on my site is spoiling her/his enjoyment of the puzzle"

When I require assistance, I require it for one question, not a multitude of them. At least your site is better than that other monstous creation that is called something like crossword forum, or help form or something like that. In both yours and that site all assistance for a multitude of clues are all on the same page. At least yours are clearly marked by numbers, unlike the other one where you have to read all sorts of hints for other clues before coming to the one you need. As I have said before (although you give hints rather than answers, which I like), it is no better than a crossword book with the answers given at the back.

Pomona, here has asked for help on two questions, and nobody answering as said "oh by the way, here is a hint for 5a, and 7a and 15 others etc etc whether you want them or not..... I do not want to know this, I want to solve the other questions myself without hints! The enjoyment I get is in working out the answer myself and parsing it myself.

"and how removing links to the site is in the interests of other solvers, who should surely be allowed to make their own minds up over whether they wish to consult the notes or not"

Totally wrong - you do not know me! I like Answerbank and I want it to succeed. If your site is added to an answer, a few answerbank members may go to your site in future, rather than ask questions here, to the detriment of Answerbank. I don't know for sure, but I should imagine that was why your link was removed.

"I don't advertise the site, I fund it myself, and I derive no benefit from it other than the pleasure of receiving comments from solvers whose enjoyment has been enhanced by getting a better understanding of how Azed's superlative clues are constructed"

That doesn't surprise me, for certain people it is an ecellent site. Unfortunately you don't receive negative feedback, as people like me who do not like your site, will not comment as such to you, they will just not use it again!!!

Now I shall give you some feedback on how to improve your site.

1.Put a warning notice on when someone first clicks eg. Please be aware hints for multiple clues for the same puzzle are on the same page, be careful to only click on the desired clue

[Captain2]

Hear, hear jj109

[bobbinwales]

scab will be right (CABS with S brought to the front as jj109 say's. One meaning of scab is a person treated with contempt, so sorta fits with 'a shocker'

[bathtub]

jj109 - Big thumbs down from me I'm afraid. I think you're

[bathtub]

...totally missing the point of Doctor Clue's excellent site. (Sorry to split the post, fat fingers I'm afraid).

[JJ109]

@Bathtub - if you want to give Doctor Clue a big thumbs up - I shall not disagree with you. For certain people who want explanations and hints for most of the clues, it is an excellent site.

Doctor Clue asked for my opinion, and I gave it. It does not suit me, I do not like the site. End of!

You do not give me a thumbs down, because you disagree with me, you give Doctor Clue a thumbs up because you like the site!

[DoctorClue]

@JJ109 - I thank you for your response. I fear that, in bathtub's words, you are totally missing the point of my site.

I dread to think how you feel about sites like fifteensquared.net!

[JJ109]

Thankyou, Doctor Clue, I appreciate that response!