Comments on: Financial Times 13,854 / Bradman

By: shuchi

shuchi — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:59:45 +0000

@Ilippu: I meant 9a! Now fixed, thanks.

By: Ilippu

Ilippu — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:52:23 +0000

shuchi, thanks. Did you mean 8d or 9a in your preamble? Both I thought were good clues. Not knowing about A roads & B roads of UK, I was not sure that ‘broads’ would be a solution, considering that it is somewhat of a derogatory US slang. 10a & 24a were my favorite clues!

By: shuchi

shuchi — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:44:24 +0000

@Pelham Barton: The homophone in 20d is clearer to me after your explanation. Thank you.

By: crypticsue

crypticsue — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:01:10 +0000

Very enjoyable. I struggled with the NE corner – I am not sure when I might ever use 13a, but like schuchi, I will certainly try to do so. I too had problems with the spelling of 19d which did hold me up with 18a. Thanks to Bradman and schuchi.

By: Pelham Barton

Pelham Barton — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:48:18 +0000

Of course in 3 I meant “While it is asking too much to expect all clues to be unambiguous without the checking letters, …”

By: Pelham Barton

Pelham Barton — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:46:06 +0000

Thanks Bradman for a very pleasant puzzle and shuchi for the blog. Too many good clues to single them out.

A couple of issues on the blog: you have 9ac numbered as 8 and in 20dn the homophone is “we three” with Cockneys unable to pronounce the “th” sound and saying “free” instead. Note that Bradman has really gone to town in indicating the approximate homophone with “may introduce themselves thus, we hear”.

A slight grumble about 15dn. I was held up for a while because I wrote PALLIASSE in originally. This is the more usual form of the word in English. While it asking too much to expect all clues to be unambiguous without the checking letters, it might have been better to avoid an anagram when the two forms of the word are anagrams of each other.

By: shuchi

shuchi — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:24:59 +0000

Thanks Eileen. I’ve updated the post and am now educating myself on details of George Best’s life.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:02:32 +0000

Thanks for the blog, shuchi. I admired the same clues as you did.

I, too, know next to nothing about football and I’m afraid I hadn’t heard of Andy Best. I think this is the one intended – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Best – who, unfortunately, was known for more than his football. In fact, the clue could be taken as &lit, I think.

Thanks, Bradman, for another good puzzle.