Comments on: Financial Times 12,922 by Crux

By: smiffy

smiffy — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:01:07 +0000

Congrats on dipping your toe into the water, Daniel. Come on in, the water’s fine, and hopefully we’ll have you solving an entire puzzle unaided before the year is out. :>

Do have a stab at Wed’s FT- it’s probably more accessible and user-friendly puzzle for a novice solver.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:10:18 +0000

First cryptic I ever tried to solve. Only got 13A and 28A without help. Don’t know how experienced solvers would rate this puzzle but I was left a little non-plussed even after checking the answers.

By: smiffy

smiffy — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:33:07 +0000

Yes, a nice assortment of answers but no real penny-droppping moments along the way. (Although I did had to confirm 16A post-completion.)

17D is a little tenuous, but didn’t make me foam at the mouth and – on balance – I’d allow it to pass muster on the grounds of lateral thinking.
My quibble of the day is 1A; to my mind, either the definition suggests a verb, or “reveal” need to be “reveals” to allude to the wordplay.

Re: Extra Terrestrial overkill. Hear, hear!