tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461510719135754735.post3836343827953888938..comments2023-10-04T12:25:00.197-04:00Comments on Debris Slide: The Game of ClueTom Nawrockihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03766845038505392731noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461510719135754735.post-68888216855903218172012-03-14T18:31:16.676-04:002012-03-14T18:31:16.676-04:00You know, I've always avoided acrostics becaus...You know, I've always avoided acrostics because of the tedium of copying letters between the clues and the grid. But solving this one online was a real pleasure. You don't hear applause when you complete an acrostic with a pencil! I'll have to do more of them.MJNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12198554656748211523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461510719135754735.post-61644563286571756542012-03-13T09:19:20.984-04:002012-03-13T09:19:20.984-04:00At first, I intended to make this post about both ...At first, I intended to make this post about both Mike Shenk and Patrick Berry, but then I thought I had enough to say just about Shenk. I don't think Berry's clues are quite up to the level of Shenk's, but then again, Patrick Berry is probably the greatest word-puzzle constructor who ever lived, so there's that. <br /><br />I recently finished (well, about 96 percent of it) Berry's book <i>Puzzle Masterpieces,</i> which I highly recommend. I'd link to it, but I don't know how to do HTML in comments. It's not hard to find on the Amazon site.Tom Nawrockihttp://www.debris-slide.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461510719135754735.post-92149028976590346912012-03-13T08:40:59.429-04:002012-03-13T08:40:59.429-04:00As I know you are aware, Patrick Berry's clues...As I know you are aware, Patrick Berry's clues are also a work of art. I have learned to <em>never</em> look at the answers to his Rows Garden puzzles. Given enough time, I'm sure I'll figure out even his most obscure clues. Sometimes it takes months.MJNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12198554656748211523noreply@blogger.com