L4612: ‘Family Man’ by Duck
Posted by Encota on 10 Jul 2020
Another elegant puzzle from Duck – I’d expect nothing less, of course!

- All items to be highlighted symmetrically placed in the grid? Check
- Low average number of words per clue? Check
- Well-executed hidden message. Check
The hidden message read:
AFTER HINT OF SPRING LIFE STUDY FLOWERS IN A BOOK.
This was a clue in its own right for the 12 letter title BUDDENBROOKS, a book by Thomas Mann, who resides on the leading diagonal. [BUD + DEN + BROOKS].
My knowledge of Thomas Mann is particularly poor – I’d read ‘Death In Venice’ and heard of ‘The Magic Mountain’ but that was my lot. A quick check on the Internet found this one for me. It’s apparently about four generations of a German family, hence the Title of the puzzle – I think!
Cheers,
Tim / Encota
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