Some chewy clues today from Jason . . .
Cineraria
Financial Times 17,459 by MOO
I cannot access the blogging utility that I normally use, so as a stopgap, I am posting these parsing notes, which I hope will be reasonably clear to anyone who has attempted the puzzle.
Financial Times 17,447 by SLORMGORM
A remarkable puzzle from Slormgorm . . .
Financial Times 17,441 by GOZO
Some ingenious clues from Gozo . . .
Financial Times 17,435 by BOBCAT
A surpassingly good puzzle with some clever surfaces from Bobcat . . .
Azed No. 2,658 Plain
Azed gave us few more twists and turns in this week’s puzzle, as compared to the most recent Plain puzzles, but nothing too outlandish.
Financial Times 17,422 by SLORMGORM
Quite the workout today from Slormgorm . . .
Financial Times 17,416 by PETO
An interesting variety of clues today from Peto.
Financial Times 17,410 by STEERPIKE
A bit of a workout from Steerpike . . .
Financial Times 17,396 by AARDVARK
I found three-fourths of this clear sailing, and for the final quarter, Aardvark really dialed up the ingenuity. I hope I have accounted for everything satisfactorily.
Azed No. 2,652 Plain
This week’s puzzle seemed relatively straightforward, with some nice surfaces and only a few notes/questions indicated below.
Financial Times 17,390 by BUCCANEER
The four long perimeter clues made this a slow solve for me on this challenge from Buccaneer . . .
Financial Times 17,384 by JASON
A fine Tuesday challenge.
Financial Times 17,370 by PETO
On my first pass at today’s offering from Peto, I was baffled by about half the clues, . . .
Financial Times 17,363 by AARDVARK
Maybe I am just tired tonight, but I really struggled with this puzzle, and consequently, did not enjoy it very much. From an objective assessment, I cannot fault the clues, many of which really are inventive. Please let me know if I missed any nuances.