Comments on: Financial Times 14,146 by Mudd

By: Pete Maclean

Pete Maclean — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 23:27:26 +0000

Wil, Ah I remember now that I noticed that typo when I solved the puzzle. But I must have forgotten about it and failed to spot it again when I wrote the blog. Thanks for mentioning it.

By: Wil Ransome

Wil Ransome — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 20:09:26 +0000

Typo from the FT in 12ac, saying ‘gettig’, which didn’t mislead me because I didn’t notice it, but it might have done.

Good crossword but I didn’t like the dreadful grid, which really makes it into four separate little crosswords once you’ve got the long ones.

By: Pete Maclean

Pete Maclean — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:18:30 +0000

I grant you that 7d would be a tough clue to solve in isolation.

The DogBerry was a challenge for me, more I think because I am unfamiliar with the setter’s style than because it was hard. It took me a while to get started and then another good while to finish off the last few clues. And I had trouble fully understanding a couple such as 5a and 18a.

By: Bamberger

Bamberger — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:59:17 +0000

It may have been a breeze for you but it was a hurricane for me.
I couldn’t get
1d , 2d,,7d, 5a , 10a &.11a.
I think 7d is very hard -may be a doddle if you have all the crossing letter but not so without them.
11a Lister =recorder is not something that ever would have occured to me.
That said I got very little of Dogberry 14152 out and can’t wait until next week to see how hard that was thought to be.