Comments on: Financial Times 13,716 / Gurney

By: Paul B

Paul B — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 01:44:24 +0000

With ‘like someone in profession’, Gurney defines CAREER as adjectival. And why not.

By: mark

mark — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 07:53:05 +0000

I’m planning to become an accountant for a profession.
I’m planning to become an accountant for a career.

By: Gurney

Gurney — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:08:58 +0000

Many thanks, shuchi, for the blog and to all for their comments. I can confirm that the interpretation by Mike04 at comment #5 in relation to CAREER was what was intended.

By: mike04

mike04 — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:44:48 +0000

Hi shuchi
Re 29ac: How about ‘career girl’ or ‘career diplomat’?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:15:09 +0000

Many thanks Shuchi & Gurney, this was a joy.

However, I was initially puzzled by 25a because, in my version it appeared as … ‘north or eouth’ – YES: EOUTH.

I had to wonder what the Fifteensquared Blogger NMSINDY – or should that be NMEINDY? – would have made of EOUTH.

It was reminiscent of ‘The Strange World of Gurney Elade’:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053538/

By: shuchi

shuchi — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:58:22 +0000

Thank you Eileen. A new meaning of SLAP for me, wish I had Chambers alongside when I blogged this.

29ac: I can’t think of a sentence where ‘like someone in profession’ could be replaced with CAREER. Help!

@bamberger: STAG was also one of my last entries.

By: Bamberger

Bamberger — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:16:16 +0000

Much more enjoyable than today’s Grauniad.
All solved without aids except for the NW where I just couldn’t get a foothold.
1a Tried pupils, learners etc but never thought of class
9a While there was no way cheers would fit the wordplay, every time I looked at it, that was all that came to mind.
1d Bit hard having to get cad AND make an anagram of aloes.
2d Got fixated on cactus and messed about with sutca, utcac but to no avail.
3d The one I should have got.

Thanks Gurney and Shuchi

By: Eileen

Eileen — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:26:46 +0000

Thank you for the blog, shuchi.

I agree this was quite straightforward but I did hold myself up initially by entering KNIGHT for 7dn.

You’re right with your interpretation of SLAP. Coincidentally, Monk, in yesterday’s puzzle, clued MAKE UP with ‘Compensate for slap’.

And I think you were right first time to take 29ac as a double definition: Chambers gives CAREER as an adjective:’having a career, dedicated to a career’, thus ‘like someone in profession’.

Many thanks, Gurney, for the puzzle – I laughed at 28ac!