Comments on: Financial Times 13,630 / Neo http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/03/01/financial-times-13630-neo/ Never knowingly undersolved. Thu, 23 May 2013 20:55:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Scarpia http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/03/01/financial-times-13630-neo/#comment-152497 Scarpia Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:12:10 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=27018#comment-152497 Thanks Agentzero.
Another very good puzzle from Neo.What I particularly liked in this one were the witty definitions,especially 20 down.
Had the same thoughts re 10 across,but it is a perfectly fair clue,just need to think of it in the right way.

I know of one pianist who butchers Schubert and can plod through Copland and also produces a rather phonic Chopin.There is a tameness to his Massenet and his Gibbons would leave you sobbing.He can,though,play the meanest Smetana!

]]> By: Neo http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/03/01/financial-times-13630-neo/#comment-152487 Neo Tue, 01 Mar 2011 22:21:26 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=27018#comment-152487 Many thanks to the Agent & 15/2 for the blog, and to all for comments. At 10ac in particular the Agent spots what I did there, so many extra thanks for that!

Pleasure to be published among m’colleagues Raich and Crucible today: Happy Tuesdays. Apart from Soton goofing up at Walsall …

]]> By: Sil van den Hoek http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/03/01/financial-times-13630-neo/#comment-152474 Sil van den Hoek Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:38:25 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=27018#comment-152474 Another great Neo crossword.
His puzzles are so constistent(ly good) – a joy to solve.

I almost went wrong in the West.
For a while I had ‘epitomise’ for 15d, though I couldn’t explain the ‘pit’ part of it as being Tory. But another kind of cutting (more in line with Tories) eventually led to ECONOMISE.
18ac was the last to get in, and although I like the “dropping by” effect, I wasn’t 100% keen on having to convert ‘by’ first into ‘at’. It is alright, of course, but still.

A Super Trilogy in the Downs: 7, 8 and 13.
So well constructed, with DRY-THROATED surely my Clue of the Day.
What a splendidly written clue with a surface so apt!

Thanks Neo.
[and Agentzero, of course!]

]]> By: flashling http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/03/01/financial-times-13630-neo/#comment-152472 flashling Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:22:43 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=27018#comment-152472 @Bamberger #3 http://anaxcrosswords.wordpress.com/2011/02/27/cryptic-crossword-005/ there’s one coming… though as for no theme, don’t bet on it.

]]> By: bamberger http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/03/01/financial-times-13630-neo/#comment-152465 bamberger Tue, 01 Mar 2011 18:01:13 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=27018#comment-152465 Failed only on 18a -assumed it was something like walla by and 15d. Got 8d wrong -had hell rather than holy -slight difference.

Thanks Neo -not sure if I’ve done one of your before.

Isn’t it about time we had a (preferably non themed) Loroso (Anax)?

]]> By: jmac http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/03/01/financial-times-13630-neo/#comment-152462 jmac Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:52:33 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=27018#comment-152462 These Neo puzzles are always a delight – not particularly difficult but with a wider range of clue types than I usually see at this this end of the spectrum and some brillaint surfaces.

]]> By: walruss http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/03/01/financial-times-13630-neo/#comment-152411 walruss Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:56:23 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=27018#comment-152411 This was my first of the day, and a great start. As you say some deklightful clues with some lovely misdirection, a very accomplished presentation. Several caught the eye with ‘thus saw deal’ partucularly evil. As for OOPS, that was a LOL moment, and the Thorpe ref excellent. Top stuff.

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