FT

What a treat from CHALMIE this Friday !! Thanks to setter for an absolute delight. FF: 10 DD: 9 ACROSS 1 ARBOURS Retreats without black jackets (7) bARBOURS (jackets, without B – black) … Read more >>

Neo provides this morning's FT puzzle On first reading through the clues, I was able to answer most of the left-hand side of the grid pretty quickly, but the right side eluded me … Read more >>

Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 4, 2020 This is a curious Mudd for me in that there is one clue that I am not sure I am parsing correctly.  It … Read more >>

Good fun as always. Thank you Julius. ACROSS 1. My bad, dodgy credit cards not accepting €? (1,5,9) I STAND CORRECTED anagram (dodgy) of CREDIT CARDS NOT containing E (Euro symbol) 9. Include … Read more >>

A good Tuesday challenge with wit and some ingenuity. Some head-scratching required but nothing to complain of and some quiet chuckles as well. Thanks, Slormgorm. ACROSS 1 FAMISHED Starving religious sect saved by … Read more >>

Super challenge from Basilisk. Took me longer than usual to get through this puzzle – a good thing in my book! I had to seek assistance on 15d which had me stumped but … Read more >>

An excellent workout from WANDERER that I was only able to crack with dogged determination. Thanks to Setter (!!) D stands for DOG throughout the crossword FF: 10 DD: 9 ACROSS 1 BRAVADO … Read more >>

Moo returns for his/her fourth FT outing I also blogged the setter's second puzzle and found it to be enjoyable, if not perfect. I think the same could be said of this one. … Read more >>

Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 27, 2020 Our second weekend puzzle from Artexlen had me working hard for a while.  Guess I need a bit more time to easily tune … Read more >>

Easier then usual from Gozo, but no less enjoyable. There is at least one pangram in here, probably more. UPDATE: this is a quadruple pangram. Not many of these have been achieved in … Read more >>

Worth a look, if you haven’t tried it. Mostly straightforward but with some teasers in the bottom left which gave me pause. Enjoyed it. Thanks to Flimsy. ACROSS 1 INDUSTRY Attempt to follow … Read more >>

A ZAMORCA to start off Monday… Not much to say really… nothing too taxing here, though the precise parsing of some of them was a little awkward. I suppose 7d might be a … Read more >>

A slightly tougher-than-usual challenge from the Don this Friday morning. Thanks Bradman! FF: 9 DD: 9 ACROSS 1 ALEWIVES Fish in various parts of Wales I have caught (8) [I’VE (i have)] in … Read more >>

Falcon provides today's FT puzzle. This may well be the easiest puzzle I have solved in years. I don't know whether to feel cheated, as I had the whole thing done (including writing … Read more >>

Non-prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 20, 2020 Two weeks ago we had a Mudd that I called atypical. This weekend we have a much more typical one. My favourite clue … Read more >>