FT

Pretty gentle stuff from the Falcon this morning. Slightly slown down in the S.E. corner by the strange (to me) African beast but otherwise a very swift solve. Thanks to Falcon. ACROSS 1 … Read more >>

An enjoyable start to the week from VELIA… Lovely mix of clues today with some great surfaces. Lots to enjoy here, with the amusing 19a, and a Spoonerism chucked in for good measure. … Read more >>

A somewhat racy puzzle this Friday from a very welcome setter. Thanks Wanderer! Apologies for the formatting error in the blog. Instead of underlining the definition, I underlined the clue. Net Net, whatever … Read more >>

A "rousing" puzzle from Gaff this morning… …celebrating the 80th anniversary of a famous speech from Winston Churchill, the most well-known part of which is: "…We shall go on to the end. We … Read more >>

A very pleasant start to the morning. Thank you Chalmie.   ACROSS 1 DEPUTISE Some in the audience sit up, edgily backing substitute (8) found reversed (backing) inside (some in the…) audiencE SIT … Read more >>

Thanks to Basilisk. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Put out broadcast developed with no old characters (6) PEEVED : Anagram of(broadcast) “developed” minus(with no) “old“(… characters). Defn: Upset by someone. … Read more >>

It’s been a little while since my last Slormgorm. An interesting puzzle with quite a few write-ins and then some less natural connections (for me). Overall an enjoyable challenge. Admittedly had to double … Read more >>

A very enjoyable workout from a rare Friday setter. Thanks ARTEXLEN !! FF: 9 DD: 8 ACROSS 1 LAVISH Extravagant, somewhat like throne room? (6) cryptic def; read as LAV-ISH (like throne room) … Read more >>

Goliath provides this morning's lockdown challenge in the FT. On first perusal, I thought I was going to be in for a long slog, with only 4 across clues and 7 down finding … Read more >>

A great puzzle again, but a tricky one. Thank you Monk. DADGAD is Celtic guitar tuning – see Wikipedia for the details. ACROSS 7 DOMICILE Note received by compliant home (8) MI (note, … Read more >>

A little stiffer than the Tuesday usual… … including some sort of record-bid at 26. Enjoyable. Many thanks to Gurney. ACROSS 1 PENALTY SHOOT-OUT Youth, top one, last to be involved in tie-break? … Read more >>

A nice gentle ZAMORCA for a bank holiday… A very pleasant solve with some very nice surfaces, and a pangram to boot! Thanks ZAMORCA! ACROSS 1 Ruler’s repressing over half of region (8) … Read more >>