Spectator 1855

[greyfox]

http://www.spectator.co.uk/article_assets/arti cledir_1106/553191/crossword.pdf

More challenging than last week's puzzle by the looks of it.

Have fun!

[kayakamina]

Thanks for the link greyfox.

Let's hope you are right and it is tougher than last week.

[BigMac]

Yes, thanks for the link greyfox; I couldn't get at it when I went onto the Spectator site earlier this morning.

[midazolam]

thanks for the link

i had a feeling this might have more intensity this week, but when everything fitted into place, i have somewhat of an affection for it

[offramp_t]

Thanks for that. I have started to look forward to these more than other xwords.

[Tichfield]

This one is certainly a little more challenging that those for the past few weeks.

And it's all the better for that.

I just widh the "Index" in the ODQ was more thorough. You look under the obvious word and don't find the relevant quotation listed.

[kayakamina]

I 'googled' to confirm the quotation I had from the letters and found it in a couple of minutes so the ODQ is not actually required.

Much more enjoyable than last week.

[greyfox]

Agree with that kayakamina. Much more of a challenge and all the more enjoyable for that. However, I do think it's helpful to have a reasonable mix of 'easier' and 'harder' puzzles(though one man's meat etc..) as the former can encourage less experienced solvers to persist in the arcane art.

[bathtub]

Is it that challenging? I didn't find it too difficult, and it's possible to solve it without taking the trouble to work out or reference the quotation (though I did, just to be sure).