Nothing too difficult here; a pretty quick solve.  Meanwhile, the FT seems to alternate between posting the puzzles days late or (as in this case) a few hours after midnight London time the day of publication. Read the rest of this entry »

Virgilius’s theme is tricky alternatives, as we see in the three different expressions in the across clues.  As always I suspect I’m not telling the whole story. Read the rest of this entry »

dd = double definition
cd = cryptic definition
rev = reversed or reversal
ins = insertion
cha = charade
ha = hidden answer
*(fodder) = anagram

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