Comments on: Financial Times 13,589 Set by AARDVARK

By: PeeDee

PeeDee — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:08:30 +0000

Thanks Gaufrid, Sorry Scarpia, I forgot to add the E into the explanation. I understand what you are gettting at now.

By: Scarpia

Scarpia — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:31:45 +0000

Thanks Gaufrid.
So obvious when you point it out!
I should have spotted that,but well done to Aardvark for a nicely disguised clue.

By: Gaufrid

Gaufrid — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:20:16 +0000

Hi Scarpia and PeeDee
2dn is N (note) *(CERTAIN) E (bearing)

By: PeeDee

PeeDee — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 07:51:20 +0000

Re 2 dn: I thought of N as being half of ‘NB’ meaning ‘note that…’. Actually though, this is not a very good solution, as now I look it up in Chambers it stands for ‘nota bene’, or ‘good note’ in Italian, so it needs translating before it really works.

Anyone got any better ideas?

By: Scarpia

Scarpia — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 23:43:09 +0000

Thanks PeeDee.
Enjoyed this puzzle from Aardvark,who I find one of the more difficult of the FT setters.As usual there were some clever,misleading surfaces and some unusual definitions.
I,also,liked 26 down along with 13 across and 14 down.I didn’t realise Fanta was still available,my drinking tastes have moved on somewhat from sweet fizzy drinks!
I am puzzled by 2 down,the clue only works if NOTE can be represented as NE.I can’t find it in Chambers,is this an acceptable abbreviation?

By: Tony Welsh

Tony Welsh — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:31:30 +0000

Failed to finish this puzzle, so thanks for the blog, PeeDee. Re the Benn politicians, I would have thought it was more relevant how many Tonys there are. Eden, Blair, Crossland come to mind. I just googled “tony politician” and Benn came up first.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:39:07 +0000

Many thanks PeeDee you are really getting around!

I enjoyed this: full marks to Aardvark.

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:27:23 +0000

Thanks for the blog, PeeDee. Of the Benn politicians, Tony would be by the far the best known, I’d say.