Pitcherwits

[aopa]

I am stuck on 15a (5,6) ....WHEN COSTS ARE HELD..... and 13d Light Spirit? (5)

??? Cheers...!

[pixie374]

Price freeze

[MargoTester]

Price freeze
Genie

[dannyk13]

Price freeze
Genie

[pixie374]

Genie?

[aopa]

Thanks - that means I have 11d wrong!!! And I though it was Genie but I had Something else for Tie Down!!! Thanks anyway!

[dannyk13]

11d.Tutti

[CJRebus]

Hi dannyk13,
Would you please let me know what your average time for solving a whole pitcherwits puzzle is currently? Please ignore this request if you think it too intrusive, but it would help me to know whether or not I am making them too easy.
Kind regards,

CJR

[dannyk13]

Hi CJ. Today's took 5 minutes 11 seconds which is slightly quicker than usual. Hope that this is of help to you.

[CJRebus]

Hi DK,
Many thanks for that.
I think you must be familiar with my way of looking at words and ideas, but it I am also guessing that you are faster than most at solving the puzzles. (It takes me a lot longer than 5mins 11secs to create them, I can tell you!) I do enjoy the feeling that we spar mentally with the puzzles, though.

Kind regards,

CJR

[MargoTester]

Ive never even thought about timing myself! Will do from now on. I must say CJRebus that the pictures are much clearer now in the printed copy, thanks

[dannyk13]

//I do enjoy the feeling that we spar mentally with the puzzles, though.//
Me too CJ.

[dannyk13]

Margo, when you enter on line it shows the time taken to successfully complete the puzzle.

[CJRebus]

Hi MargoTester,
Thank you for your feedback.
I do try to check the print quality on a daily basis, and sometimes it can be a bit smudgy or blurred. I do try to take account of this when drawing the pictures, but sometimes the tiny details can get a bit lost.
It's good to take on all of the 'Pitcherwitters' like yourself! I don't suppose I'll ever know though, how many people I am sparring with nationwide.

Kind regards,

CJR

[retrocop]

Well there are at least three of us your reverence and I would also add that my eyesight seems to have improved greatly since we last communicated. :-)

[CJRebus]

Really now, retrocop,
What's all this 'your reverence' malarkey? (Hmmmm....malarkey....I feel a Pitcherwit coming on.)
Good to spar with you, guv'....

Kind regards,

CJR

[dannyk13]

CJ if you don't mind a suggestion,you could make the three and four letter clues a little harder.

[CJRebus]

Hi dk,
No I don't mind any suggestions (apart from rude ones!) - in fact I welcome them. Do please keep them coming as and when.
I would like to make the 3 and 4 letter word clues a bit harder, but by their very nature I am a little restricted. However, I will try and throw you a few curved balls!

Kind regards,

CJR

[MargoTester]

CJR - sorry for late response lost signal for a couple of hours:-(( There are quite a few of us doing it on AB. I enjoy it it's a bit out of the norm. I get where you are coming from most of the time but occassionally have to do a bit of head scratching.
Regards
Margo

[retrocop]

'Might we see a English song bird and all that nonsense'
Got any openings your eminence? :-)

[CJRebus]

Hi retrocop, supreme commissioner,
I'm not sure I follow - English song bird?

Meanwhile, how about "Porter back in the company, old lawman. (8)"

I expect you to time yourself1

Kind regards,

CJR