What a treat from Alberich today!! Unsurprisingly, a delectable mix of clues covering the entire spectrum from easy to seemingly bewildering (frustratingly so at times!). Thanks a lot Alberich for a super challenge. I am not ashamed to admit I had to google a few answers to confirm but the cluing itself was precise enough for me to arrive very close to the solution in these cases.
Turbolegs
Financial Times 15,215 by MUDD
An enjoyable puzzle from Mudd with the usual mix of mildly cryptic to seemingly obscure clues. Thanks Mudd for a pleasant workout.
Financial Times 15,209 by BRADMAN
Bradman gives us a very easy challenge today. Very straightforward cluing with an unusual number of anagrams I thought. Good fodder for solvers starting on the FT.
Financial Times 15,203 by SLEUTH
Fun crossword today from Sleuth. Made rapid progress thanks to clean unambiguous cluing. Busy day up ahead so unfortunately dont have time to do justice in the preamble.
Financial Times 15,195 by HAMILTON
An unusual occurence for me to blog on a Tuesday. Thanks to Hamilton for a fun puzzle that had me galloping for 90% of the solve time and coming unstuck for the remainder. 🙂
Financial Times 15,192 by BRADMAN
Its Friday, Its Bradman, Its a pleasant challenge on the FT today.
Financial Times 15,186 by MUDD
A pleasant and mostly straightforward challenge this Friday. Thanks Mudd !!
Financial Times 15,180 by BRADMAN
A gentle puzzle from Bradman, much like others from him in the past. I felt the clues were mostly straightforward except a couple that seemed to be slightly out of sync with the rest of the puzzle. Thanks Bradman for a genial workout.
Financial Times 15,174 by GOLIATH
I felt smaller than David in attacking this challenge from Goliath. I managed to get there in the end, but the parsing for a couple of clues evaded me, for which I turned to Gaufrid for help. Thanks Goliath, for raising crossword hell.
Financial Times 15,168 by ALBERICH
Just the usual from Alberich … innovative, riveting and an excellent cliffhanger of an experience. Need i say more …
Financial Times 15,156 by WANDERER
Yet another riveting challenge from Wanderer to bring a neat close to the FT work week. I enjoyed this solve thoroughly and hope others had a similar experience. Thanks to Wanderer!! I do have a bit of a struggle in being fully convinced about my parsing for 20ac, 26ac and 17dn so if anybody can improve upon it, much appreciated.
Financial Times 15,150 by BRADMAN
I thought the puzzle today was on the tougher end of the Bradman spectrum. Nevertheless, it was an entertaining puzzle with a healthy mix of straight fixes, flirtatiously cryptic and the odd seemingly inscrutable clue. I did have a couple of quibbles which I have highlighted in the solve. Overall, a pleasant experience and a much deserved thanks to the Don.
Financial Times 15,144 by FALCON
Falcon is always a welcome setter on Fridays, with his genial offering of puzzles proving to be a not too taxing solve. If I had to pick a quibble, it is that 29 ac wasnt really cryptic in my opinion.
Personally, I doubt there will be one more blog like this, seeing how I am writing this from a labour ward.
Financial Times 15,138 by WANDERER
As Smeagol would have said, this one from Wanderer was tricksy !! 🙂 Thanks Wanderer for a wonderful humbling experience. The frustration  when it came to parsing some of the clues was only surpassed by the delight I felt when I finally did. Especially 1ac.
Financial Times 15132 by ALBERICH
Happy New Year everybody!! Its good to be back after a three week hiatus since both Christmas and New Year’s fell on Fridays. We have Alberich in the house, for the first FT Friday crossword in 2016 and true to his style, he gives us a smooth, intriguing challenge that was just within reach in terms of solving, and a touch out of reach (annoyingly so) in terms of parsing! 🙂 Several clues were refreshingly new (atleast to me) and as I solved them, made me upbeat about the rest of the year to follow. And of course, thanks to Neil !!