A witty entertaining puzzle from Alberich, where several times, the parsing took longer than the solving. 🙂 Thanks Alberich.
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Financial Times 15,552 by NEO
One of THOSE mornings…
Financial Times 15,543 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword / May 8, 2017
An enjoyable trademark Falcon puzzle, perfect start of another FT week.
Financial Times 15,542 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 6, 2017
Financial Times 15,551 by LOROSO
Super puzzle from Loroso, as always. I found it a lot easier to fill the grid than to explain the answers. Thanks Loroso.
Financial Times 15,550 by ARMONIE
Very brisk solve today, the surfaces all unforced and faultless.
Financial Times 15,547 by WANDERER
A tricky offering from WANDERER, thanks to whom for a fun-filled evening of crossword solving!
Financial Times 15,546 / Peto
I found this to be a bit of a mixed bag, some very easy entries and some, such as 18ac, that took a little while to sort out the parsing. There are quite … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,537 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword / May 1, 2017
It doesn’t happen very often that we see a Dante on two consecutive Mondays.
Guardian readers are used to have one Rufus after the other, FT customers usually get only half the amount.
Financial Times 15,536 by Redshank
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 29, 2017 I found this a slightly difficult puzzle, especially in the top-left corner. My clue of the week is 18a (SERENADE) which may qualify … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,545 by MONK
Another nice puzzle from Monk, a bit trickier than the last few of his that I have blogged.
Financial Times 15544 Sleuth
Thanks Sleuth, for an enjoyable puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Menial sort after day taking goods by ground (8) DOGSBODY : D(abbrev. for “day”) plus(after … taking) anagram of(… … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,541 by BRADMAN
A real toughie from Bradman this Friday. Had to seek online aid for 2 clues and confirmations for a couple of others. Thanks Don, for a strenuous workout.
Financial Times 15,540 by CHALMIE
Perhaps Chalmie should have “charged” us to complete this puzzle…
Financial Times 15,531 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword / Apr 24, 2017
Fairly typical Dante with indeed a lot of cryptic and double definitions this time,
something that is not always the case (despite what many solvers think).