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The
crossword process of WRITE IN, QUESTION, DELETE, WRITE IN is assisted by the
highlighted PENCIL.
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This time the answers to W, Q, D and W again are possibly relevant to the mindset of solvers in the course of solving crossword puzzles.
This was an Alphabetical Jigsaw published as Prize Puzzle no. 1707 in the February 2016 edition of 1 Across.
~~~ As that particular month's Prize Puzzle it was allocated its own space for solvers' comments: ~~~
Favourite Clue: W Enjoyment:
7/10
I very much enjoyed the twist at the end of the puzzle &
made the whole puzzle worth the effort.
Favourite Clue: (C) COTOPAXI Enjoyment:
8.3/10
Favourite Clue: LOHENGRIN Enjoyment:
8/10
Interesting anagram in context with a definition of faint
heart previously unknown.
Favourite Clue: P. Enjoyment:
8.5/10
How cleverly timed to fit in with Radio Four becoming (via
Erica Jong’s “Fear of Flying”) a more than surprising source of Liberal pure
sex!
Great Fun! Already
noted the coincidental linkage to R4’s exploration of 1970’s naughtiness – was
clue B somehow related to the word play of clue P? Thankfully, the “tool” offered in the final
grid was a pencil and nothing more “meaty”!
Favourite Clue: I - ISLANDER Enjoyment:
8/10
I like its brevity.
Favourite Clue: lohengrin Enjoyment: 8.2/10
Clever word play.
Favourite Clue: plexures Enjoyment: 8/10
It conjured up some interesting scenarios.
I wasn’t expecting anything as prosaic as a pencil!
Favourite Clue: j:
jury rig Enjoyment: 10/10
It really foxed me!
For a long time I thought that ‘hesitation’ must be –ER, but could find
no word in Chambers to fit. Could
Eclogue have used the OED?!And then I’d ignored ‘Your’ until I’d decided the
hesitation must be –UR – and then it all fell into place…belatedly!
This puzzle was a real exercise in lateral thinking! Although the hidden solutions (apart from
VIBS) didn’t give much trouble, some of the others led to much wracking of
brains, especially BLOWBALLS, ENGIRT and JURY RIG. But the sense of satisfaction, when the
solution was finally reached, was all the greater. A most enjoyable puzzle. And I’m now convalescing!
Favourite Clue: H Enjoyment:
8/10
Not a word we see often!
A nice puzzle, well clued, thank you.
What’s this about “write in question delete write in”? Why?
There’s room for everything.
Favourite Clue: S: Enjoyment:
8/10
Learnt a new word!
Also, the key to getting started with the entries.
Favourite Clue: fedelini Enjoyment: 7/10
A very nice charade clue.
The jigsaw-workwas fairly easy, but the vocabulary was
mind-expanding!
Favourite Clue: rhinal Enjoyment: 9/10
witty anagram
Favourite Clue: Enjoyment:
9/10
Favourite Clue: Enjoyment:
8/10
Favourite Clue: C. COTOPAXI Enjoyment:
8/10
I always like finding words which I never knew existed from
the components of the clue.
I managed to do this quite quickly but had a bit of a hold
up in (L) bottom corner for a while.
Most of the clues straightforward & jigsaw quite easy to work
out. Needed dictionary to confirm quite
a few answers & internet for Cotopaxi.
Favourite Clue: V Enjoyment:
9/10
It was the most irritating – I quickly spotted the relevance
of the four central words “flipping” for VBS, but I had no idea regarding the
definition – eventually I learnt the “strong boots” connection & realised
the cleverness of the clue.
A most enjoyable crossword with so many clever clues &
much new vocabulary for me. The relatively
easy S clue was very helpful in placing other answers.
Favourite Clue: ‘Stamp collecting’ Enjoyment: 8/10
It was the first we solved and instantly made the rest of
the crossword more solvable.
This was a lot easier than 1 Across puzzles usually are but
that is in no way intended as criticism.
I am very much of the opinion that a complete range of puzzles, from
easy to infernally difficult, makes for a good crossword diet. The only clue that caused us any trouble was
VIBS and we ought to have solved that instantly as it was kindly spelled out in
reverse. Thanks to Eclogue.
