Comments on: Financial Times 13,813 by Bradman

By: John Newman

John Newman — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:11:11 +0000

Thanks as always Pete. I found this one quite hard, probably because I am not used to attempting Mr Bradman. I couldn’t get AILERON and can’t see what TANTRUM has to do with pet. Otherwise I got there. But the one clue which I do take issue with is 11 across. Mr Bradman surely has this the wrong way round? Feeling uneasy can make you tense up, not the other way around. I had written in “Going Up” which I feel is a much better answer to the clue as it is written.

I particulary thought ANDANTE and ANTIPODES clever clues.

By: Bradman

Bradman — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:08:09 +0000

Thank you, kind sirs. My second Sat. appearance, I think. I suspect this went in exactly one month earlier than intended (given 1 Across) but it didn’t matter!

By: Rishi

Rishi — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:26:26 +0000

Pete

I think your reservation wrt 2d is understandable.

But our setter being a dictionary person, we could do no better than look it up in the hallowed Chambers, which has:

leaver, someone who leaves, esp leaves school.

(BTW, in what other context would we use the word ‘leaver’, I am just wondering.)

‘Set fair’ too may be rare but, as you say, the meaning is quite gettable when once you put it in context (say, weather). It could also mean “likely, to all appearances (to do the desired thing)” (Chambers). I may say “Pete is set fair to finish the Bradman crossword in ten minutes.”

By: scchua

scchua — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:25:30 +0000

Thanks Pete , and Bradman for an enjoyable prize puzzle.

You’ve listed the same clues, and for the same reasons, that I liked. Re PASTA I think that Lance Corporal Jones ran a butcher’s shop, and not likely to be supplying pasta.