Financial Times 17,437 by GURNEY

13 comments on “Financial Times 17,437 by GURNEY”

1. 

   KVa

   #1 - Thu 8th Jun 23, 06:56

   
   

   Thanks, Gurney and loonapick!
   Liked POTTER, NEW BROOM, SCULPTOR and ANGEL.

2. 

   Geoff Down Under

   #2 - Thu 8th Jun 23, 07:15

   
   

   I didn’t quite solve it all. There were a few in the northeast thet defeated me. I was convinced that 10a required some British knowledge that I didn’t possess, but such was not the case.

   Plenty of smiles, thanks Gurney & Loonapick.

3. 

   Tank

   #3 - Thu 8th Jun 23, 07:34

   
   

   Not sure about the synonym or surface for LOCH NESS MONSTER tbh. Solved nevertheless.

4. 

   PostMark

   #4 - Thu 8th Jun 23, 07:35

   
   

   I’d agree with our blogger’s assessment – straightforward to solve with not too many headscratching moments – though I certainly had to come back to the long anagram with some crossers. It’s a solid anagram though the combination of ‘Morn’ and ‘tech’ and the implication in the clue that the solution might be something tech-related left me totally unclear about what I was aiming for until I looked at all those crossers. (And, to complicate things, there were two typos in the online version I completed – 5a and 4d – so I did briefly wonder whether there was one in ‘Morn’.)

   Favourites in a very pleasant puzzle include SILK ROAD, BASALT, NEW BROOM, DARWIN, STALEMATE and DISTRICT.

   Thanks Gurney and loonapick

5. 

   WordPlodder

   #5 - Thu 8th Jun 23, 08:04

   
   

   I was enjoying this without any real hold-ups until I was left with only 10a which then needed more time than all of the other clues combined; just a mental blank I suppose. Turned out to be a good clue too, though my favourite was EGOMANIAC. Missed the triple def aspect of POINT.

   Thanks to loonapick and Gurney

6. 

   Eric Eric

   #6 - Thu 8th Jun 23, 10:33

   
   

   Found most of this easy but got stuck on NW corner which, now I’ve seen the answers, reminds me I should try to do these crosswords when I’m awake . . . it was all pretty straightforward.

7. 

   Pelham Barton

   #7 - Thu 8th Jun 23, 10:49

   
   

   Thanks Gurney and loonapick

   5dn: For once, I will be the one to moan. It looks to me as though the “definition” is just saying “the answer”. What am I missing?

8. 

   Pelham Barton

   #8 - Thu 8th Jun 23, 10:51

   
   

   At 7, I should have said “join others in moaning”.

9. 

   FrankieG

   #9 - Thu 8th Jun 23, 11:04

   
   

   The print version – and presumably the actual paper – only has the “Gerrman” typo in 5a, not the “Dcctor” typo in 4d. Weird.

10. 

    Tony Santucci

    #10 - Thu 8th Jun 23, 15:23

    
    

    Thanks Gurney for the light entertainment. For once I had no real problems with solving or parsing though I did look up the PTO part of sculptor and I’m unsure about the “definition” in 5d. My top picks were AGRARIAN, THONG, STALEMATE, DISTRICT, and ANGEL. Thanks loonapick for the blog.

11. 

    FrankieG

    #11 - Thu 8th Jun 23, 17:46

    
    

    Today’s BBC News tells me this year is Nessie’s 90th anniversary.

12. 

    Gurney

    #12 - Thu 8th Jun 23, 19:32

    
    

    Thanks, loonapick, for the excellent blog and many thanks also to all who commented.

    POINT was intended as double definition, with fundamental aim = particular aim.

    Re definition for Nessie, it’s all a mystery really and the definition was guided by that – what this might be.

13. 

    copmus

    #13 - Fri 9th Jun 23, 06:14

    
    

    Nothing amiss here. Cant see any faults

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