| Nice to see a ladder that's really challenging but not impossible.
I agree with NAPB about adding to the timer. For me I needed just a couple more seconds. Clock was running low and I was stumped by NL (I thought Newfoundland was NF.) I stumbled upon it at just the last second, but then not enough time to fill in NAL. That worked well for me, but over all I think another minute would be better, maybe even two more.
I disagree with citkeane on two points: "Underground nickname" was the clue I liked most. It's deceptively clever. I think MIAN-TIAN is fine. It is deducible even if you don't know either word. With MAN and TIN in place, there are only four possible solutions (MIAN-TIAN, MAIN-TAIN, MTAN-MTIN, TMAN-TMIN), so that narrows it down enough to try them until you get a hit. For me, learning what TIAN means in Chinese (as in Tiananmen, Tian Shan, etc) is more interesting than yet another fork prong. |
Typing Challenge
Drawing a Blank
Drawing a Blank II
