tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post4354824960489442632..comments2023-11-09T05:44:19.314-05:00Comments on National Post Cryptic Crossword Forum: Saturday, November 15, 2014 — Frightful FantasiesFalconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466858757398776500noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-44631425509503001712014-11-17T07:37:20.730-05:002014-11-17T07:37:20.730-05:00Hi Carola,
Thank you for leaving a comment. It is...Hi Carola,<br /><br />Thank you for leaving a comment. It is always interesting to see which clues proved troublesome for others.<br /><br />As for &lit. clues, one does not see them often in Cox & Rathvon puzzles. However, they make more frequent appearances in <i>The Daily Telegraph</i> puzzles which are published in the weekday editions of the <i>National Post</i>.Falconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466858757398776500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-20066581428821848512014-11-16T23:13:36.928-05:002014-11-16T23:13:36.928-05:00I managed to get 9 of the 16 Acrosses on first pas...I managed to get 9 of the 16 Acrosses on first pass, followed by all of the Downs. Going back to the Acrosses, I had the most difficulty with 1, 21, and 27 - got them all but had to work backwards (from answer to clue) to understand 1 and 27. I'd seen 9 before, many years ago in a Puns and Anagrams puzzle by Mel Taub in the New York Times (I remember it because I was just a beginner at those puzzles at the time, and each answer I got was a small triumph). Thanks for explaining the &lit clue.Carolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971759975067250908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-73519433353362079702014-11-16T10:52:52.369-05:002014-11-16T10:52:52.369-05:00Hi MG,
Thanks for dropping by.
Ah yes, 9a, a whi...Hi MG,<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by.<br /><br />Ah yes, 9a, a whimsical take on "summer". Its certainly not summer-like in Ottawa today. I am looking out the window to see snow falling gently outside.Falconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466858757398776500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711047707101010297.post-19186378690030419522014-11-15T14:21:52.435-05:002014-11-15T14:21:52.435-05:00Hi Falcon!
Great little puzzle today. Found 9A to...Hi Falcon!<br />Great little puzzle today. Found 9A to be very clever indeed.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />MGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com