Quite a pretty treatment of the theme, with a pleasingly accurate representation in the grid. Fairly straightforward clues meant quite a quick solve, despite the large number of grid entries. Many...
Due to some log in problems this is the first ev i have tried in ages, and a playfair to boot. With only 3 clues to try to crack code, and only 2 of these I could get. Have not yet worked out how to...
I did enjoy the way the thematic material all slotted together, however I think the obscurity of some of the geographical references was pushing the boundaries of fair play rather. Thanks Salamanca....
Apologies if there is another thread.
Nothing for the "numberphobes" to be scared of. Logical with only a bit of Excel at the start and some spadework at the end.
Enjoyable - thanks Kea....
Anything I say will set off yet another argument about easy and hard Listeners, so I'll leave it at thanking Piccadilly for a brief spell of entertainment....
Well I suppose it's possible that I've gone a little wrong somewhere (made a couple of mistakes in counting in the across clues first time round, for instance), although I don't think that the...
An excellent challenge from Sabre, and certainly had to use all the available information to make headway on this. Full quotation and author only revealing itself right at the end.
I am glad this was not as difficult as it first looked. I have solved it except for 19D, which is unclued. The treatment given to 29D and 31A should apply to 19D also. But I cannot find a word other...
What a neat grid construction. I found finding the quotation a bit tedious, but the rest of the puzzle was a total delight, with some cleverly concealed misprints. Many thanks, Calmac....
Great fun all the way through. Required only elementary number-crunching so numerophobes should not be put off. And a very neat and satisfyingly unambiguous ending, so thanks all round to IOA for a...
Can't find an earlier post.
Quite a challenge from Wan with some tricky wordplays and misprints/extra letters. Highlighting not too difficult if you have an idea where to look.
Thanks to Wan...
Some fairly straightforward clues, with a lucky guess at 1d and 27d leading inevitably to 17, made this a quick solve. I was held up for a while by 14d and 24d, but I'm looking forward to a bit of...
No one has solved this yet?? It's Friday afternoon in California, so after midnight in the UK. I'm in a strange position. Solved grid. I know the quotation, its source and the corresponding key. No...
