FT

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 >>

Apologies for the late post everyone. Thank you Aardvark. ACROSS 1 RICKSHAW Strain’s shown by husband and wife pursuing a people carrier (8) RICK’S (strain, of the neck) by H (husband) and then … Read more >>

Thanks to Sleuth. Definitions are underlined under the clues. There are a number of clues/solutions connected to food, and to mental states, whether coincidentally or not. Across 1 Merriment shown by artist in … Read more >>

A satisfying solve this morning with a dependably good challenge from Velia. Almost a pangram but not quite – just missing Q and Z. I enjoyed the contronyms. A couple of solutions required … Read more >>

I enjoyed this puzzle from Wanderer, thanks to whom for a good Friday joust. Couple of new words learnt along the way but eminently gettable from the immaculate cluing. FF: 9 DD: 8 … Read more >>

An enjoyable Redshank puzzle. This was a nice puzzle to blog, with just enough challenging clues to keep me interested, but nothing too difficult to parse. I liked 24 and 25 across, and … Read more >>