Comments on: Financial times 13,568 / Neo http://www.fifteensquared.net/2010/12/14/financial-times-13568-neo/ Never knowingly undersolved. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:01:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Neo http://www.fifteensquared.net/2010/12/14/financial-times-13568-neo/#comment-142914 Neo Wed, 15 Dec 2010 01:02:23 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=23960#comment-142914 Many thanks for blog and comments. Cheers, and a very merry one to you all.

]]> By: Tony Welsh http://www.fifteensquared.net/2010/12/14/financial-times-13568-neo/#comment-142822 Tony Welsh Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:44:33 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=23960#comment-142822 TWO-TIMER was my favorite. Like dreadnought I have trouble with those abbreviations.

]]> By: walruss http://www.fifteensquared.net/2010/12/14/financial-times-13568-neo/#comment-142783 walruss Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:57:21 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=23960#comment-142783 The third puzzle I have been able to complete on what has been an unusually lax day between the shafts. This one as good as any, and well written as ever by this consistent compiler. I liked the IMITATION FUR one best!

]]> By: Sil van den Hoek http://www.fifteensquared.net/2010/12/14/financial-times-13568-neo/#comment-142692 Sil van den Hoek Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:33:11 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=23960#comment-142692 Hi dreadnought, to answer both your questions:
“e” is in Collins for “engineer(ing)”, though nót in Chambers.
“T” may stand for “Troy”: a system of weights with pounds (5760 grains each), ounces and pennyweights, not in use anymore. All this according to Chambers.

]]> By: Sil van den Hoek http://www.fifteensquared.net/2010/12/14/financial-times-13568-neo/#comment-142690 Sil van den Hoek Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:26:12 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=23960#comment-142690 The ideal crossword to wake up with this morning.
It took me just over half an hour (which is an equivalent of probably 2 minutes on the rightback-scale) to solve this friendly crossword.

Immaculately clued, no quibbles whatsoever.
Full of smooth surfaces, too.

Nothing too fiendish, perhaps only 24d (RAGES) for which I needed the blog to fully understand the solution.
Yes, agentzero, I like these ‘devices’ too (from time to time, when offered in measured doses), but I know people who are not so very keen on them.

Hard to single out one clue, as it is such an evenly written crossword.
That said, I especially liked the complete aptness of 3d (INTRUSIVE).
Thanks Neo, for another good one!

]]> By: dreadnought http://www.fifteensquared.net/2010/12/14/financial-times-13568-neo/#comment-142688 dreadnought Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:20:37 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=23960#comment-142688 Thank you for the blog agentzero, and of course thanks to neo for a smooth drive out. 23 was obvious but made me smile too. But how I missed 5D for so long I don’t believe…

A couple of questions maybe someone could answer for me please:
1. Is it common to have ‘E’ for engineer rather than RE? I’ve not come across this before (maybe I’m used to too many Telegraph xwords, where they never seem to do that…).
2. Is ‘T’ a common abbreviation for Troy? Again I’ve never seen it and it stopped me completing, despite Robert being the only feasible answer!

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