Comments on: Toughie 248

By: nanaglugglug

nanaglugglug — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:39:03 +0000

Well we liked this one – admittedly not as difficult as the Cryptic, but more enjoyable. Thought 19d was a nice clue.

By: Lea

Lea — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:22:38 +0000

I’ve done it in a quicker time than the daily but didn’t enjoy it as much.

Didn’t like 15a – thought it was a stretch of the imagination and had to use your help for 11d. However, I did like 9a and 4a but my favourite was 10a.

By: Big Boab

Big Boab — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:24:10 +0000

I enjoyed it though it was less taxing than you would normally expect from a toughie. I did like 27a and 20d ( I am a Scot ).

By: Kram

Kram — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:52:05 +0000

Thanks for the usual great write up Libellule, like you and Yoshik I agree that two puzzles seem to have been transposed, however it did not spoil my enjoyment of this one, best clue for me was 11d.

By: Yoshik

Yoshik — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:46:17 +0000

I have to say that I initially thought the two crosswords had been transposed.

By: Libellule

Libellule — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:12:08 +0000

Prolixic,
Thanks for that – Ahh yes Busman – I should have considered it. Agreed certainly not Toughie fare, but like you I did enjoy doing it!

By: Prolixic

Prolixic — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:06:36 +0000

Can’t you guess from the ease of this one that it is none other than Busman. I agree with Gazza – the back page cryptic is significantly harder than the Toughie today. It toom me three times as long to complete than Busman’s offering and I managed to complete both puzzles before arriving at the office.

I know that Busman usually gives us puzzles at the lower end of the Toughie spectrum but this and the last one are, in my view, below the guidelines set for Toughies that have been alluded to by others.

The puzzle was, nevertheless, pleasant to solve and it will possibly encourage more people to venture into Toughie territory.