Comments on: Financial Times 13,093 / Monk http://fifteensquared.net/2009/06/03/financial-times-13093-monk/ Never knowingly undersolved. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:32:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Persephone http://fifteensquared.net/2009/06/03/financial-times-13093-monk/comment-page-1/#comment-88345 Persephone Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:53:38 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=8324#comment-88345 Hello Gaufrid 10ac was my first answer so I didn't suffer with 8dn (though I needed the five across clues to work out what part of the "summon Aztec" I needed to withdraw. 26ac - Aquila wasn't so much of a challenge as it was an answer in yesterday's Dante also. And well done Monk - every letter of the alphabet incorporated into a most accessible puzzle! Hello Gaufrid
10ac was my first answer so I didn’t suffer with 8dn (though I needed the five across clues to work out what part of the “summon Aztec” I needed to withdraw.
26ac – Aquila wasn’t so much of a challenge as it was an answer in yesterday’s Dante also.
And well done Monk – every letter of the alphabet incorporated into a most accessible puzzle!

]]> By: Eileen http://fifteensquared.net/2009/06/03/financial-times-13093-monk/comment-page-1/#comment-88340 Eileen Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:10:29 +0000 http://fifteensquared.net/?p=8324#comment-88340 Hi Gaufrid - and thanks for the blog. I did exactly the same as you with 8dn - I didn't know the alternative spelling - then wondered why I hadn't got the simple 10ac on the first run-through. I thought initially that 12ac was not much of a clue, then remembered Jack Absolute in time. I know this is a common grouse but, before seeing 2dn, I confidently put in BUNS for 11ac, because that's what the clue seemed [to me] clearly to indicate. I got 13dn a few moments before 'mare' made sense - great clue! Hi Gaufrid – and thanks for the blog.

I did exactly the same as you with 8dn – I didn’t know the alternative spelling – then wondered why I hadn’t got the simple 10ac on the first run-through.

I thought initially that 12ac was not much of a clue, then remembered Jack Absolute in time.

I know this is a common grouse but, before seeing 2dn, I confidently put in BUNS for 11ac, because that’s what the clue seemed [to me] clearly to indicate.

I got 13dn a few moments before ‘mare’ made sense – great clue!

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