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Three interwoven tongue-in-cheek
themes. One for Christmas (green), one
for the frustrations caused by Eclogue puzzles past (orange) and one for our
response (yellow).
Editorial Remarks
Slot 5 This proved
difficult with a 71% success rate – not quite the SIMPLER ECLOGUE promised by
the Nina. The African country TOGO lost 12 dots (with TOGS and TOGA
representing popular alternatives). MISLABELS caught 5, OZZY 2 and A BOMBS 2 (H
BOMBS) .See explanations
I thought this was simpler than the
usual Eclogue. Then I saw why! Len Colgan
I liked the “Simpler Eclogue” Nina.
Shame I didn’t notice it until I had finished!! Julie Leigh
Sadly my midirons are used for fairly
short shots now.Roy
Taylor
Took me a while to wake up to ENZED! Nea Storey
SIMPLER ECLOGUE as a NINA! I enjoyed
this puzzle very much. Thank you. Some great clues. Ann Millard
Very enjoyable. Ulla Axelsen
I like the way Aussies and Kiwis are
linked in bottom right! Is that a prophecy about COVID’s end, or am I clutching
at straws? Jenny
Madden
SANTA and ENZED were fun. Kathy Horadam
Indeed it was. Andrew Patterson
“OLD GLORY” flying in St. Petersburg ?
Not even today! [Only
in Florida –
Adj] Max Roddick
Challenging puzzle fingers crossed! Joan Smith
Fascinating clues and challenging
answers. Lynn
Jarman
Liked ENZED and IBEXES in particular Michael McCabe
Simpler Eclogue? Cheryl Wilcox
Couldn’t be simpler, Eclogue! David Parsons
Well, perhaps it was a “SIMPLER
ECLOGUE”? Time will tell. Richard Skinner
Thankyou for some interesting clues. Jean Evans
Definitely a ‘simpler Eclogue’ - it must
have been, because I solved it without resorting to 7 down. KathHarper
It was with not a little trepidation
that I embarked on this puzzle, having attempted Eclogue’s previous offerings
(and the September mind bender in the 3D puzzles). The “simpler” offering was
much appreciated! Feel free to continue in this vein. I gave STARS AND STRIPES
my COTM vote. Andrew
Miles
As someone pointed out to me, this was a
“SIMPLER ECLOGUE” but still a challenging puzzle! Bev Cockburn
A NINA of “Simpler Eclogue”! Marian Procter
‘Banner over St Petersburg’ was a great
clue. Very hard to choose COTM. Anastasia Webster-Hawes
Great to have the 15-letter solutions as
the scaffold. Didn’t understand 17ac though [Ra the god and NI the metal – Adj]. Gabriel Fuller
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