The greatest of all crossword compilers, who is 90 years old soon, so we'd best enjoy him while we can.
I settled down with his Christmas Prize double crossword yesterday, and half an hour later I had just about managed to make sense of the rules. Three hours later I'd even solved some of them. Which made up for the lack of sport on TV, as I huddled round the log-burning stove, wishing I had some wood to put in it. The Crossword should see me through to about February at this rate.
Simon Hoggart shares his favourite Araucaria clue - a most incredible anagram:
"O hark the herald angels sing the boy's descent which lifted up the world." (5,9,7,5,6,2,5,3,6,2,3,6).
I like monkey-puzzle trees also.
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Solution: "While shepherds watched their flocks by night all seated on the ground" incredible.
ReplyDeleteI've finally finished the Christmas special double-crossword, and am hence feeling very self-satisfied. Obviously, I made up a few of the answers....