Sense And Sensibility....,.answer

[emperor]

You may remember a stinker
91. Ladybird, being aware, spotted an opportunity! (11)
I now have the official answer which I don't understand!
MINDFULNESS.
As always the setter is always right but I can't see why. Any comments people??
Good news is that we won anyway!

[scorpiojo]

Whaaaaaa?

Congratulations :)

[cashier]

Well done on winning.

Being alert = mindful no idea about the rest thanks for telling us the answer

[dannyk13]

WhaaaaT!

[donny48]

I await the verdict of better crossword brains than I possess

[scorpiojo]

?

[scorpiojo]

Er...

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/291381/the-ladybird-book-of-mindfulness/

???

[fiction-factory]

Wow. I remember spending ages thinking about that one and suggesting several answers with convoluted wordplay based on hens/pens/f(emale) auks. I can't immediately see the wordplay for MINDFULNESS but thanks for updating us

[dannyk13]

Baffled by 'spotted an opportunity'

[elliemay1]

There is a Ladybird Book Of Mindfulness???

[Calibax]

There is a "Ladybird book of mindfulness" but I don't think that's a strong enough link.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ladybird-Book-Mindfulness-Ladybirds-Grown-Ups/dp/0718183525

[scorpiojo]

:)

[elliemay1]

Sorry, didn't see you there Jo!

[fiction-factory]

Ladybirds are spotted I suppose but I just don't see how it fits together

[scorpiojo]

No problem, I thought you were being surprised :)

[fiction-factory]

I think the Ladybird Book of Mindfulness may just be a coincidence as the book was published in 2015 but someone said on AB that the same question was asked on here a few years ago (before 2015) and was not answered then

[scorpiojo]

If you type the clue into google, it looks as though it was asked on here in 2005, but that's just a question about ladybirds.

[fiction-factory]

Okay, thanks jo.
So maybe the clue is just saying that Ladybird spotted an opportunity to publish a book on this topic

[Mamyalynne]

Congrats on your win.

This is how many times that question has been asked here.

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/search/?q1=Ladybird%2C+being+aware%2C+spotted+an+opportunity

[fiction-factory]

Thanks Maya. My comment was based on a post mallyh made on one of the threads when she said "I found this question from years ago on ab and it wasn't answered then.
I wonder if many people got it right? I can see how they arrived at it but i can't help feeling a bit disappointed at it- maybe because we went down the wrong track

[Mamyalynne]

I presume as all the answers referred to 'senses' in the loosest sense - that may have guided those entering the quiz.