Hi Dja, hi Malone, would you say this one is easier or more difficult than the "Event horizon, Schwarzchild radius' or the one with the US states surrounded by 'Canada' and 'Pacific' etc?
I can't say I found this puzzle as easy as either of puzzles mentioned by Brendan. For me the Schwarzschild one was easier than average, and the US States was about average. This took me noticeably longer than the average Listener. I'd put it closer to the 'booze' puzzle a few weeks ago, or maybe the Rollerball one.
Hi again catkin (from the other thread should anyone be confused), the thematic clues are:
Across 1,6,13,17,19,20,24,31,32,33,35,41,42,43 &44
Down
1,5,6,8,10,16,21,25,28,30,37,39 & 40.
Hope this helps.