An excellent puzzle - even when the theme emerged solving the last three or four clues to complete the grid was by no means easy. Lots of thematic material to find, now all I need to do is lose an...
And Season's Greetings to you too, Lionheart. A bit of a monster, this one, with quirkiness all the way through it from soup to nuts. Not one for the purists, I'd guess, but I thoroughly enjoyed the...
A top quality multi-layered puzzle, requiring a fair amount of lateral thinking to complete, but which thankfully ends unambiguously. Many thanks, Yorick - that was one of the best of the year.
Thanks, Ploy. I liked the way the message was derived from the grid, but I felt the theme wasn’t really reflected in what turned out to be a fairly standard puzzle of its type - quite a slog, too,...
I thought this was a terrific puzzle. Really enjoyable grid fill, lots of thematic material and a clever use of the displaced letters.
Thanks very much, Avian....
We filled the grid eventually but decided that the alphabetical caper wasn't for us. We took a huge leap in the dark and guessed what should be submitted. Will our hubris be rewarded? Thanks, Gnomish...
Well, I've had a completed grid since early this morning. I have a final grid which seems to fit the bill which I will submit; however, how the sequence is used is beyond me, despite the unhelpful...
Am I the first to post for this one? A superb puzzle - thanks, Ifor! Challenging throughout, but well-paced, and with a nice moment when it all started to make sense. I'm happy with my final Answer,...