Financial Times 16,223 by WANDERER

12 comments on “Financial Times 16,223 by WANDERER”

1. 

   geeker

   #1 - Fri 19th Jul 19, 09:39

   
   

   Thanks, Wanderer. I also found this riveting, but extremely difficult! Managed to complete the grid (and was rather proud of it), but could not parse all of the clues. Thanks also to Turbolegs for the parsing.

2. 

   Hueston Finlay

   #2 - Fri 19th Jul 19, 09:53

   
   

   I thought of 1a as being HARD COPY (pieces of paper) and SOFT being (that was not right). I could do no better.

3. 

   trenodia

   #3 - Fri 19th Jul 19, 10:15

   
   

   1a. I read it this way: The FT is published both on “pieces of Paper” (HARD COPY) and on the internet (SOFT COPY), so the former is not “needed”.

4. 

   Hovis

   #4 - Fri 19th Jul 19, 10:37

   
   

   Just got 1a. PAPE(r) not right gives P soft + APE copy.

5. 

   copmus

   #5 - Fri 19th Jul 19, 10:42

   
   

   Very enjoyable challenge.

6. 

   Grant Baynham

   #6 - Fri 19th Jul 19, 11:07

   
   

   To Hovis @4:
   Good get!
   One of many rather lovely constructions today, ‘May, Heath, Robinson’ perhaps my favourite.
   Thanks to all. A good ‘un.

7. 

   WordPlodder

   #7 - Fri 19th Jul 19, 11:26

   
   

   Fun and hard work at the same time. Entering ‘leitmotif’ for 21a did me for 9d, which I now see is a great clue. A few others unparsed including SCRIBBLE. Well done to Hovis @4 for working out SOFT COPY.

   Thanks to Wanderer and Turbolegs

8. 

   trenodia

   #8 - Fri 19th Jul 19, 11:48

   
   

   Hovis. Bravo!

9. 

   Eileen

   #9 - Fri 19th Jul 19, 11:52

   
   

   Thanks for the blog, Turbolegs and Hovis for sorting 1a.

   ‘Challenge’ is the right word today but very enjoyable and satisfying, as always from Wanderer.

   I’m with Grant Baynham re the clues and top favourite

   Many thanks again, Wanderer.

10. 

    Ong'ara of Kenya

    #10 - Fri 19th Jul 19, 17:27

    
    

    Funny that some found this hard, it was quite gentle for me. COD 10a for amusing surface.

11. 

    Sil van den Hoek

    #11 - Tue 23rd Jul 19, 23:35

    
    

    I am very late to the party, and as ever I much enjoyed Wanderer’s puzzle.

    I did see how SOFT COPY worked (hurrah!) but, I think, both 17d and 22d need further clarification.

    In 17d SC is (apparently) an abbreviation for ‘small capitals’ (in printing) and MITRE is formed after ‘cycling’ REMIT (but that’s perhaps what Turbolegs meant).

    While I admire Wanderer’s adventurous cluing I am not sure that ‘destroyed by a bison’ = (A BISON)*.

    And also, in the very nice  4d (which, I think, could have done without May) ‘peculiar machine Some initially’ leads in my opinion to ‘pmS’ (and not PMs’). When capitals are needed they shouldn’t be given in lower case!

    While I cannot be bothered about what most setters do, I expect a thoughtful setter like Wanderer to be more precise.

12. 

    brucew@aus

    #12 - Wed 31st Jul 19, 21:07

    
    

    Thanks Wanderer and Turbolegs
    The last of my catch up ones … and a beauty to boot !
    Was able to complete the grid but didnt properly parse LEITMOTIV (which I thought was pronounced ‘late motif’) nor the cleverly crafted SOFT COPY (which was my last one in).
    Liked the PM clue and the MARITIME ALPS one (that I didn’t know of). Don’t think there were any clues that weren’t good though.

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