Financial Times 14,411 by Bradman

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Plenty to chew on here – not managed to explain all …

 

 

 

 

Across

1 SEAFARER one attracted by waves – sounds like SEE FAIRER spot finer

6 MENACE peril MEN soldiers ACE very good

9 LAPTOP computer (POT (container) PAL (friend))<

10 YEARNERS aspirers Y (year) EARNERS (those making money)

11 DOPE idiot DO (perform) PE (gymnastics)

12 COLLECTION group CORRECTION (amendment changing RR to LL)

14 SPLIT TIN loaf

16 KEEN dd

18 BALL &lit B (bowled) ALL  (everyone)

19 AMENABLE flexible A M (male) ENABLE (sanction)

21 CHEW THE CUD dd re cows eating

22 HAWK aggressive type [toma]HAWK American Indian weapon

24 BUNCOMBE rubbish BUN (food) COMBE (valley)

26 TANNER old coin TAN (brown) NER[o] (emperor)

27 REUBEN Israeli tribe (not in Chambers)

(U (superior) ER (monarch))< BEN (Scottish mountain)

28 TRAVESTY farce A VEST (article of clothing) in TRY (go)

Down

2 ERATO muse of poetry (OT (old books) ARE)< (upheld)

3 FATHER-IN-LAW family member

THE R[ow] IN (at home) in FLAW (fault) but that doesn’t explain first A?

4 RAPACITY greed RA (artist) PAUCITY (dearth) minus U (university)

5 ROYAL AND ANCIENT dd (St Andrews)

6 MOATED ditched MO (short time) A TED (old-style troubled maker?)

7 NUN member of order – palindrome

8 CORPOREAL physical [fo]E in CORPORAL (NCO)

13 TAKE A CHANCE gamble (CAN CHEAT MAKE)* minus M (millions)

17 VENDETTA feud END (stop)  in VET (check) TA (army) (why that’s?)

20 SHAMAN medicine man SHAM bogus AN article

23 WREST grab W (weak) REST (breathing space)

25 COB dd

( )* = anagram    [ ] = omit    < = reverse    dd = double definition

 

9 comments on “Financial Times 14,411 by Bradman”

  1. Prantles
    #1 - Fri 6th Sep 13, 09:20

    Could 14 be ‘supermarket(t in)frequently.
    Tin split between two words?

  2. Prantles
    #2 - Fri 6th Sep 13, 09:22

    Oops supermarke(t in)frequently.

  3. PeeDee
    #3 - Fri 6th Sep 13, 13:38

    I think 3dn is probably a mistake on Bradman’s part or else a typo somewhere in the editing.

  4. mike04
    #4 - Fri 6th Sep 13, 15:24

    Thanks Jed.

    I parsed SPLIT TIN in the same way as Prantles @1 and I agree with PeeDee’s comment @3
    about FATHER-IN-LAW.

    I was surprised to see ‘houses’ in the clue for PLAYHOUSE. While solving, I was sure it had
    to be another word or some well-known theatre name!

    I’m still wondering about the surface reading for VENDETTA. If “that’s” means “that has”
    it would be fine with a slight alteration in the word order.

  5. mike04
    #5 - Fri 6th Sep 13, 15:39

    @4 VENDETTA: I meant the cryptic reading. Mike

  6. Bradman
    #6 - Fri 6th Sep 13, 16:52

    Yes — an A missing in 3D — very sorry!

  7. ernie
    #7 - Fri 6th Sep 13, 18:34

    There is presumably a typo in the clue to 6d ie troublemaker rather than troubled maker (for Ted).
    Despite this and the omission at 3D a thoroughly enjoyable puzzle.
    Thanks to Jed and Bradman

  8. Bradman
    #8 - Fri 6th Sep 13, 20:40

    Oh dear oh dear — very sorry

  9. ilippu
    #9 - Sat 7th Sep 13, 00:13

    15 down solution missing in the blog

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