http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/06/07/financial-times-12478jason/ Never knowingly undersolved. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:57:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/06/07/financial-times-12478jason/#comment-2290 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:40:09 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=541#comment-2290 Ilan – we take the FT at work (our trade rag), and I think Jason has been on the team for quite a while. A very nice puzzle today, which ‘The Team’ rattled off in 15.

]]> http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/06/07/financial-times-12478jason/#comment-2293 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:25:48 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=541#comment-2293 I thought this one was one of the most entertaining puzzles in the FT for quite a while.
My Nina antennae (Nintennae?) were triggered by an early appearance of CA???TTA in the unches along the top of the grid, which I thought might turn out to be Calcutta. The actual outcome (Carlotta) seems like it could be an obscure name reference, but must be just an unintentionally random letter-mix.

]]> http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/06/07/financial-times-12478jason/#comment-2292 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:35:37 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=541#comment-2292 didn’t do this puzzle — but I’ve never noticed the byline Jason before — someone new?

]]> http://www.fifteensquared.net/2007/06/07/financial-times-12478jason/#comment-2291 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:47:06 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=541#comment-2291 REDEPLOYED – I thought about this. I think what’s intended is “this” is definition (being helped by other elements of the clue of course) and that (ply doe deer) could be – meaning “redeployed” is also an anagram indicator.
Couple from AVIGNON is just fine for me for AV, as the number is precisely specified and it’s the first two letters (agree there’s a touch of convention there).
Dicts confirm ALGONKIN

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