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Listener 4207 - Loco by Ferret

TheBear69 | 00:31 Sat 15th Sep 2012 | Crosswords

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I found this to be a nice challenge with a very satisfying final step. I found the clues to be tough but fair (except I felt 19:33d was subpar). Well done, Ferret.

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tramart

cross_lover : Regarding "what to do with each delay", it might help if you put a full-stop after the 4th, 6th and 8th words of the instruction given by the correct letters. The message given by the incorrect letters is not essential to completing the grid.
I trust I will be told if I've said too much.

Alan7777

Second Friday club again! I thought some of the clues were very tricky with well disguised misprints. Getting the message provided by the incorrect letters enabled me to finish the important first message. Thanks Ferret for hours of entertainment.

IainGrace

Having completed the grid last weekend, we left the denouement for the following weekend, as is our wont when it's not immediately obvious. It's still not obvious though!

Alekhine

Well ... I certainly paid the price for starting this a week late. A very tough finish. But all done and posted tonight, thus maintaining my 100% submission record in 2012.

I really enjoyed this. Hope my 'draughtmanship' is up to standard.

taittinger

All done as per instructed but final representation not as smooth as expected. Worried might provoke tuttutting from judges. Please advise

Texasetes

taittinger, my representation isn't smooth either. The preamble says only that service is uninterrupted, not seamless near junctions. The instructions from the incorrect letters are quite specific and since tan(pi/6) != 1/3, irregularities are inevitable.

Given the strictness of marking for 4201, I expect entries showing direct connections to be marked wrong for disobeying the instructions, even if the representation looks 'correct'.

taittinger

Texasetes, further elucidation is rqd. Perhaps we could discuss on [email protected] before it's sent off (as it stands) by carrier pigeon.

Texasetes

Well, now that the solution has been published I see that it disobeys the message given by the clues' incorrect letters: the hour hands DON'T point directly at the relevant hour. All the oblique lines slope at an angle of about 18 degrees, rather than the 30 degrees formed by hands on a standard clock face.

It'll be interesting to see whether my rule-following (but wonky) entry has been marked wrong. That's if I can be bothered to request my personal stats.

Texasetes

Anyone who's subscribed to this thread may like to know that Ferret has written a very detailed and interesting Setter's Blog for Loco here:
http://listenwithothe...tters-blog-by-ferret/
It's well worth a read.

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