DTGK 16th Feb

[RAV4 Girl]

Is it me getter better, or was the crossword easier today. I only had to resort to the Answerbank once!!!!

Anyone want any answers?

RAV4 Girl

[cpfcrosie3]

I met a chap, Gavin, from the telegraph who is given the crossword to do prior to publication to test its degree of difficulty. (He is a former Mastermind winner) He told me on thursday that this weeks was easy- I did mention to him that less words with alternate spellings would help us. He also said that he had trouble with the link words last weekend

[sincnoel]

it was very easy today. took me 40 minutes. others may well have taken less.

[RAV4 Girl]

Shame - I thought it was me getting better......

[Elephantwoma]

Thanks, the answers are not cryptic and there are no letters only just as I have asked.

[Strix]

Dictionary solved the only ones I didn't know (hundredth part of a rial & Asian mountain chain). Cryptic was very friendly too!

No doubt Kate Mepham will tug the rug from under us in the next one!

[paulineward]

I did it a lot quicker today also...you could have left us thinking we were getting better!!! :-)))

[RAV4 Girl]

Sorry Paulineward.......but maybe we are ALL getting better?

[Gasbaggertie]

I thought the gingko tablets were working at last - now I've managed to remember to take them!

[bryand]

Did it in a hour.
Gutted, though ot joining Mensa.

[cheshunt]

Please don't use "gutted", it's a horrible word on a par with gobsmacked.

[Strix]

"gutted", would "drawn" be more suitable or perhaps "eviscerated"! ? As for "gobsmacked" how about "Glasgow kiss"?

[Huttonite]

Remember the introduction to Mastermind? The 'easy' questions are the ones you know, the 'hard' ones are those you don't. Perhaps Kate Mepham hit a rich seam of knowledge this week.