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I haven't seen any requests for help with Saga April 2010 on this site, and I've been back to the 26th March. Does this mean that:
(a) nobody's attempted it (it is rather difficult)?
(b) everybody's already completed it?

How does one obtain a saga crossword? Is it Icelandic?

Hi Terry
Think it is from some organisation Sex And Games for the Aged.
TJ

The Saga crossword can be found in the monthly magazine Saga, which is published principally for (ahem) older persons. There is no age limit on readers, so I suppose anyone can subscribe to it. You won't find it in a shop, so, if you're interested, have a look at www.saga.co.uk
The prize crossword (you get £100 if your solution is first out of the hat, if not, you get a Bloomsbury English Dictionary (v. nice: I won one)) is fiendishly difficult. Saga doesn't make any concessions to its (ahem) older readers. Overall, it's quite a nice magazine.

Hi bookbinder ... I agree it's a crossword from the top drawer, and certainly takes some solving.

I have completed the April puzzle, so can assist if necessary.

Although I submit an entry each month, I'm still awaiting my first win! ;O)

Thanks for your comments, sarumite. Sorry that I didn't get back sooner, but teatime got in the way! Thanks also for the offer of help, but I also have completed the puzzle for April and sent it off. It was a bit of a struggle, and I would really to have a word with the compiler, just to find out how he/she approaches this puzzle. I started this thread because I was puzzled by the apparent lack of requests for help. Had everyone just sailed through it without any head-scratching? If so, that meant that it must be time for me to give the Saga puzzle up! Maybe next month's will be easier! Cheers!

I most certainly didn't sail through the April puzzle bookbinder, in fact I reckon it was probably the toughest one I've ever encountered from Saga.
Lots of tricky clues with obscure answers such as Bulletrie, Gens de Peu, Camarilla etc. etc.
You're certainly not alone in finding it hard going!!

Thanks to everyone who contributed, especially to sarumite. Now that I know that I'm not struggling in isolation, I don't feel too bad! Cheers to all!