Comments on: Financial Times 13,456 – Sleuth http://www.fifteensquared.net/2010/08/05/financial-times-13456-sleuth/ Never knowingly undersolved. Sat, 25 May 2013 19:19:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Scarpia http://www.fifteensquared.net/2010/08/05/financial-times-13456-sleuth/#comment-116346 Scarpia Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:25:01 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=19693#comment-116346 Thans smiffy.
I found this difficult as well with the SW corner causing most problems.Some very imaginative clueing here,OUEVRE,TEXTBOOK,PITTANCE and DECKHAND(very crafty definition).DONJON was familiar from reading
Dumas(in Translation).
I’m sure nms is right,I’ve seen this grid many times in the FT,almost like four mini puzzles in one.

]]> By: nmsindy http://www.fifteensquared.net/2010/08/05/financial-times-13456-sleuth/#comment-116326 nmsindy Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:18:47 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=19693#comment-116326 I too found this v difficult and challenging. DONJON was new to me, but it’s in the Concise OED. I think this is a standard FT grid that I’ve seen before. Favourite clues, INSPECT – a ‘hidden’ I did not see for ages, VIRTUOSI, DECK HAND, QUORUM.

]]> By: mike04 http://www.fifteensquared.net/2010/08/05/financial-times-13456-sleuth/#comment-116271 mike04 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:48:35 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=19693#comment-116271 Thanks for an excellent blog, smiffy.

This was a difficult crossword, the partitioned grid making life even more difficult!
The SW corner was tough and the incorrect usage of ‘amount’ instead of ‘number’
in 23dn didn’t help. Otherwise, an enjoyable couple of hours!

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