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Re(3): Listener 4376 - Trapped by 'Eck IP: 95.63.108.21 Posted on January 3, 2016 at 12:53:36 PM by John Nicholson
I found the clues difficult and still had quite a lot of parsing to do after I had a full grid. In retrospect that might have been fortuitous as I hadn’t figured out MOUSETRAP came before WRITER when I sussed the theme. Had I got MOUSETRAP earlier I am sure I would have followed that route. Once I had the theme I saw the endgame almost immediately. I like having some tough clues to parse, so for me it was very enjoyable, thanks very much. Replies: