Comments on: Financial Times 13,866 / Falcon http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/12/02/financial-times-13866-falcon/ Never knowingly undersolved. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:51:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Sil van den Hoek http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/12/02/financial-times-13866-falcon/#comment-176131 Sil van den Hoek Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:17:02 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=37433#comment-176131 After finishing yesterday’s brilliant Monk late this afternoon, this was more or less a breezer of a puzzle.
But well clued as ever by Falcon.
And, yes, I made one mistake.
In 12ac I entered SAVILL ROW, and why not?
S + A V[ery] + ILL (bad).
When you’re not familiar with London streets, my entry would be just as reasonable as the real one (SAVILE ROAD).
Maybe I should have set my mind on the late and much missed Jimmy Savile …..

Thanks, schuchi.

]]> By: crypticsue http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/12/02/financial-times-13866-falcon/#comment-176117 crypticsue Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:59:03 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=37433#comment-176117 Bamberger @3 Telegraph Toughie – a tour de force in brain stretching to the limit by Elgar (Nimrod, Enigmatist, Io)

]]> By: Ferret http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/12/02/financial-times-13866-falcon/#comment-176116 Ferret Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:24:16 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=37433#comment-176116 Finished in very short time as you say…..

Only little gripe, in addition to the lack of a P in your RUM, would be the superfluous wine in 20d, unless the setter was referring to the Golden Girl who keeps cropping up in action films……Vin Blanche…

]]> By: Bamberger http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/12/02/financial-times-13866-falcon/#comment-176099 Bamberger Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:17:30 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=37433#comment-176099 I either wrote the answer in as soon as I looked at it or just couldn’t get it -don’t know what says about me or the setter.
Couldn’t get
6d -Doesn’t seem very crytic to me.
9d Never heard of this fairy
17d Had ?r?m???h and was sure it would be ?r?m?ish but annoying I just could see frumpish
21d Couldn;t see what clue was driving at
15a Never thought to look for an anagram
28a I didn’t know what an ungulate was so didnt get off the blocks.

Crypticsue- Times, Telegraph, Grauniad. Indie , FT + ????

]]> By: Pelham Barton http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/12/02/financial-times-13866-falcon/#comment-176093 Pelham Barton Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:44:48 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=37433#comment-176093 Thanks Falcon for a nice straightforward puzzle and shuchi for the blog.

crypticsue @1: I agree, this would be a good one for a new solver.

15ac: I agree that “used” is a poor anagram indicator – I think “knotted” would be a good one here.

27ac: I agree that “Girl like Ada” refers to the palindrome HANNAH. Also, “another one” is another palindrome (ANNA). Of course, it would have to be to make it all fit together, but I think it is worthy of comment. My favourite clue in this puzzle.

]]> By: crypticsue http://www.fifteensquared.net/2011/12/02/financial-times-13866-falcon/#comment-176090 crypticsue Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:17:35 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=37433#comment-176090 The only one of today’s six cryptics where I more or less wrote the answers in as I went along. Fairly enjoyable and definitely one to recommend to a newer cryptic solver. Thanks to Falcon and shuchi

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