An entertaining puzzle -- the clues were fun to solve. I thought it was generous to make 2ac relatively straightforward which proved very helpful in solving in a top-down fashion. I left the grid... ...
I was hoping for something tougher this week. Most of the clues were of Telegraph difficulty. The theme was fairly obvious after solving a few clues. The PDM for the title was nice. Thanks, Aedites.
We haven't had many this year which I would categorise as a "beast", but this one's among them. Brilliantly crafted, evil clues throughout, and lots of deception in the endgame - I loved it.... ...
Another complex multi-gimmick puzzle, but leading to an unambiguous result (although 10D also solves with the wrong gimmick). There's a lot of work that's gone into this, some of which I am yet to... ...
It's not my specialist subject, so I feel I made hard work of this one. Having said that, I don't see any other posts, so maybe it's just a very tricky one. A lot of different gimmicks, but there... ...
A neat construction and there was a good variety of clues (a handful being quite tough). The endgame, alas, was a chore -- a nice idea though. Thanks, Harribobs.
A nicely chewy puzzle, which was a good workout, for which thanks, Agricola. But a very well-worn theme. Are there not some unexplored cultural backwaters we could mine?
An excellent challenge. Some of the letters needed to form the across and down messages were difficult to spot. All scrupulously fair. The endgame was neat. Many thanks, Raven.
This fell into place quite easily, but 6d is causing me grief. Simultaneously discharges drunken volleys (7). I have all the crosschecked letters: VO-LE-S ... so I can't see what it can possibly be,... ...
I've finished the clues, I have the book & author and the other unclueds, but I can't quite get the 3 unclued lights pertaining to the first element in the book's title, so all hints and clues... ...
A carte blanche requiring a high percentage of cold solving, as there were many unclued entries. Clues were very good, as always from this setter, and the puzzle came together with the theme, but... ...
