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Financial Times 15,641 by DOGBERRY

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There were a couple of classical references in here that I did not understand.  Normally I manage to guess what to do from the rest of the clue but this time I needed Wikipedia to come to my aid.   History and Classics are not my strong point but I’m certainly not complaining as one of the things I enjoy about crosswords is learning all that new stuff along the way.  Thanks Dogberry.

The PDF version of this puzzle did not display correctly when I opened it on my PC.  The numbers in the grid were replaced with a seemingly random selection of symbols found on the top line of a keyboard: &, ( and * for example.  There is also a typo in 6 down dipomatically, I don’t know if this is related.

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Financial Times 15640 Sleuth

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Thanks to Sleuth. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Close to perfect, fantastically original element in a man’s suit? (9) TAILORING : Last letter of(Close to) “perfect” + anagram of(fantastically) ORIGINAL … Read more >>

Financial Times 15,635 by ARTEXLEN

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I found this tricky.  I thought Artexlen has been going out of his way here to deliberately obscure as much of the puzzle as he can, or at least as much as he can and still getting it published in the FT.  Thanks Artexlen.

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Financial Times 15,631 by ALBERICH

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A thoroughly enjoyable, not too difficult challenge from Alberich. Several clues with excellent construction, in my opinion. A couple of words that I didnt know but were clued quite cleanly. Thanks Alberich, for a pleasant workout.

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