Mid-month, so the website has turned to the latest (October) issue.
New Maltby Cryptic available for subscribers.
Completed, a bit of a challenge until I got the gimmick about half-way done.
Afterwards, a pretty short time to completion.
To say more might give away the AHA for other solvers.
Enjoy!
Harper's October 2021 - Placeholders
- RPardoe
- Posts: 736
- Joined: Tue Jul 23, 2019 4:09 pm
- Location: Houston, TX
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- Posts: 393
- Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 8:07 pm
- Location: South Williamsport, PA
That was my experience, as well - a rocky start, then a chuckle-filled trot to the finish. Some clever cluing, too, but isn't that on-brand for Maltby?!?!
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- Posts: 731
- Joined: Sun Apr 14, 2019 9:25 pm
- Location: Meridian, MS
As with others, took quite a while to catch on. Still haven't finished NE corner. Probably finish in the morning. 53a finally broke it for me.
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- Location: Meridian, MS
- ChrisKochmanski
- Posts: 2193
- Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 9:51 pm
- Location: Saline, Michigan
Ditto the above comments. Tough at first, then I rolled once I caught on. With many chuckles along the way. Fun clueing!
- BrennerTJ
- Posts: 439
- Joined: Sun Jan 31, 2021 2:54 pm
- Location: Chicago suburbs
Was able to do this one - fun! Though my first glimpse was 10D and 53A was last.
-Tamara