Comments on: Financial Times 13,377 / Aardvark

By: Gaufrid

Gaufrid — Wed, 05 May 2010 16:18:14 +0000

Hi Eileen
This topic is far from being my ‘specialist subject’ but there are many references on the web to ‘The Book of Paul’, comprising the Pauline Epistles, rather than each Epistle being considered as a separate New Testament book. I cannot vouch for the validity of these references but they do seem to occur in several branches of Christianity.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Wed, 05 May 2010 15:38:02 +0000

RAREBIT was my favourite clue in this today too.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Wed, 05 May 2010 15:29:05 +0000

JamesM

I was taking ‘base’ as meaning that the A of camera comes after PAUL. I think your interpretation would need something like ‘subject’ – and it’s rather unfair on St Peter et al!

By: JamesM

JamesM — Wed, 05 May 2010 15:11:01 +0000

Eileen

I had “Paul” as base for religious book (ie Acts of the Apostles).

Thank you Gaufrid: this was not the easiest puzzle to blog.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:39:12 +0000

Thanks, Gaufrid.

It’s a pity about the duplication of ‘rat’: I thought 18dn was a really good clue.

I liked the idea of PAULA / Radcliffe / Camera – but PAUL = religious book?

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 05 May 2010 13:02:46 +0000

Ferret -

re: Fruit

I’ve got nothing on that one. Although he was once ‘the worlds sexiest man’, so he could be a bit of a fruit from a women’s point of view?

By: Ferret

Ferret — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:46:34 +0000

I can recall We Were Soldiers and ER, but when did he play a fruit?

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 05 May 2010 11:42:31 +0000

thanks for blog. I found this rather easy going for Aardvark, though I laughed at 13dn’s name being entered as it seemed out of place. I solved this clue by remembering the films he appeared in!

Good stuff. Yes rather interesting.