tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post2130907531737706134..comments2023-11-09T05:44:19.314-05:00Comments on National Post Cryptic Crossword Forum: Saturday, July 4, 2015 — Forever and a DayFalconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466858757398776500noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-86525271657064947452015-07-06T22:27:11.865-04:002015-07-06T22:27:11.865-04:00Hi Carola,
I once read that, in solving cryptic c...Hi Carola,<br /><br />I once read that, in solving cryptic crosswords, the rule is to ignore all punctuation. Of course, the corollary to the rule is, ignore the rule when the punctuation is significant!Falconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466858757398776500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-48021402823335660472015-07-06T22:23:39.126-04:002015-07-06T22:23:39.126-04:00Hi Henry,
Like you, I spent a fair bit of time ch...Hi Henry,<br /><br />Like you, I spent a fair bit of time checking out blind alleys at 6d.Falconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466858757398776500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-92135586885224102482015-07-05T23:47:59.356-04:002015-07-05T23:47:59.356-04:00Similar experience to that of @Henry Jablonski. I ...Similar experience to that of @Henry Jablonski. I found 5D, 6D, and 12A impossible to parse until I had the answers filled in (using the "what word could fit here" method). Of all things, I missed the anagram for 10A until the very end: tripped up by the colon in the clue.Carolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971759975067250908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-13254509246621985122015-07-04T15:41:56.039-04:002015-07-04T15:41:56.039-04:00Hi Falcon and everyone!
Enjoyable puzzle, I got t...Hi Falcon and everyone!<br /><br />Enjoyable puzzle, I got three-quarters quite quickly but was stuck in the upper right hand corner. I was working on 6d starting with the letter C or maybe RAG, of course, that just didn't go anywhere. A little help from our ubiquitous electronic friends got that one resolved. After that the rest basically fell into place. I had to read your explanation to understand what hats off had to do with the wordplay in 12A.<br />Well done, Falcon!<br />HenryHenry Jablonskihttp://henryjablonski.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-51493769934539364402015-07-04T15:16:45.748-04:002015-07-04T15:16:45.748-04:00Hi smaug,
I can't argue with your assessment....Hi smaug,<br /><br />I can't argue with your assessment. I'm not sure I could have spelled the Moroccan city correctly without some direction from the wordplay.Falconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466858757398776500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-82159159887789403272015-07-04T14:22:23.231-04:002015-07-04T14:22:23.231-04:00 A fun solve - not too taxing, but the normal asso... A fun solve - not too taxing, but the normal assortment of clever clues and surface readings - favourite 11a with a close runner - up of 7d, with its two blind alleys from the check letters - hence the rating up from a 1.5 for difficulty. 2/3.5 rating for mesmaugnoreply@blogger.com