Comments on: Financial Times 13,577 / Cinephile’s Christmas Jumbo http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/01/06/financial-times-13577-cinephile%e2%80%99s-christmas-jumbo/ Never knowingly undersolved. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: bamberger http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/01/06/financial-times-13577-cinephile%e2%80%99s-christmas-jumbo/#comment-145772 bamberger Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:15:01 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=24400#comment-145772 Couldn’t get 11d or 26d ,the latter not helped by having 36 as sliding ladder.
For a novice who doesn’t like to give up too easily, a large crossword like this is very time consuming-think I prefer normal size.

]]> By: Gaufrid http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/01/06/financial-times-13577-cinephile%e2%80%99s-christmas-jumbo/#comment-145753 Gaufrid Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:48:02 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=24400#comment-145753 Hi Pete
I agree with both your observations regarding 10dn but it was the season of intoxication (sorry, good will) and I was prepared to overlook the odd inaccuracy, particularly ones that didn’t get in the way when solving the clue.

]]> By: Pete Maclean http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/01/06/financial-times-13577-cinephile%e2%80%99s-christmas-jumbo/#comment-145735 Pete Maclean Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:19:13 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=24400#comment-145735 I enjoyed this puzzle too although I found it more difficult than you, Gaufrid. I twigged to the theme early on but then realized that, apart from the a few big names, I knew of rather few pantos. So, for example, Aladdin was easy but Frog Prince was not.

Surely 10D is both inaccurate (in that the Hundred Years War did not actually last 100 years) and anachronistic (in that hundredth birthday greetings from the Queen are now sent by post, not as telegrams).

]]> By: Scarpia http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/01/06/financial-times-13577-cinephile%e2%80%99s-christmas-jumbo/#comment-145704 Scarpia Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:33:39 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=24400#comment-145704 Thanks Gaufrid.
I also found this a pretty quick solve with the theme falling into place early on.As you say there were very few’liberties’ taken but I still thought there were some very good clues,favourites being 19,36,41 and 47 across,plus 8,11,23 and 34 down.Also liked the definition at 18 across.
All in all a very enjoyable puzzle.

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