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Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:41 am
by globus
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:54 am
by tabascoboy
A manky wet and gloomy Saturday
1A
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:19 am
by hlvp
Good morning. Dry and mild. I'm still gibbering after Friday's Toughie.
1D
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:24 am
by tabascoboy
hlvp wrote:Good morning. Dry and mild. I'm still gibbering after Friday's Toughie.
That was traumatic, I haven't even looked up the answers in today's DT yet it was that bad...
3D
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:31 am
by hlvp
tabascoboy wrote:hlvp wrote:Good morning. Dry and mild. I'm still gibbering after Friday's Toughie.
That was traumatic, I haven't even looked up the answers in today's DT yet it was that bad...
3D
I got about four clues after the same number of hours. I think 14A was
, anyway, enough.
9A
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:33 am
by hlvp
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:34 am
by tabascoboy
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:36 am
by hlvp
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:51 am
by tabascoboy
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:56 am
by hlvp
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:57 am
by hlvp
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:57 am
by hlvp
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 10:58 am
by hlvp
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:03 am
by tabascoboy
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:05 am
by hlvp
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:06 am
by hlvp
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:06 am
by hlvp
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:10 am
by hlvp
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:11 am
by hlvp
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:14 am
by hlvp
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:14 am
by hlvp
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:15 am
by tabascoboy
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:31 am
by hlvp
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:34 am
by hlvp
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:36 am
by hlvp
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:39 am
by globus
No love for my mate Elgar? Once you get into his mindset, solutions drop out.
Today's is another prospect!
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:42 am
by hlvp
globus wrote:No love for my mate Elgar? Once you get into his mindset, solutions drop out.
Today's is another prospect!
Absolutely!
7D
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:43 am
by hlvp
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:45 am
by hlvp
12A
I'm away to prepare pitches for those unlucky enough to have to play through the Internationals.
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:55 am
by tabascoboy
globus wrote:No love for my mate Elgar? Once you get into his mindset, solutions drop out.
After summoning up some courage I did look up some parses for yesterday's horror show.
That wasn't a crossword so much as mental torture that should be proscribed by the Geneva Convention. Tell Elgar he can cut that twisted bollocks right out IMO.
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 12:04 pm
by globus
tabascoboy wrote:globus wrote:No love for my mate Elgar? Once you get into his mindset, solutions drop out.
After summoning up some courage I did look up some parses for yesterday's horror show.
That wasn't a crossword so much as mental torture that should be proscribed by the Geneva Convention. Tell Elgar he can cut that twisted bollocks right out IMO.
He's a great bloke. I must say that was an impossible test for the uninitiated.
Here's the solutions plus a confession.
I did have to mail him for a few. About 6. Not my finest hour but I'm not a professional crossword setter as he is.
Re: Crossword - Saturday pre match relax
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 12:11 pm
by tabascoboy
5D was a good example of the problem for me, I had the answer I thought but found it utterly impossible to parse. I would never have made in the clue "slow song" = cut tempo