Monday Prize Crossword / May 23, 2016
Dante likes his double and cryptic definitions. But is that shocking news? No.
FT
Financial Times 15,246 by Goliath
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 21, 2016
Financial Times 15,255 by IO
Difficult to solve and difficult to blog. Just plain difficult really. There are a couple of solutions that I still can’t explain even after a protracted search. Thank you Io for the mental workout and another chastening experience!
Financial Times 15,254 by DANTE
Clear clueing from Dante, and a couple of good jokes.
Financial Times 15,251 by BRADMAN
I found this easier by Bradman’s recent standards – some clues gave me reason to quibble but otherwise a pleasant smooth experience.
Financial Times 15,250 by GOZO
Elementary, my dear Gozo
Financial Times 15,241 – Crux
Monday Prize Crossword / May 16, 2016
I usually solve the crosswords that I’ll have to blog on my own but for this one I needed help from my beloved PinC.
Financial Times 15,240 by Alberich
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 14, 2016
Financial Times 15,249 / Monk
I don’t know what has happened to PeeDee today but something has prevented him from being with us. I found this to be somewhat easier than a lot of Monk’s offerings but no … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,248 by HAMILTON
Good clueing from Hamilton. Nothing too taxing but some very fine surfaces.
Financial Times 15,245 by MAGWITCH
A very pleasant challenge from Magwitch following the Pareto principle of 80% of the clues taking 20% of the time and vice versa. Thanks Magwitch for a breeze this fine Friday morning. I think my parsing for 17d can be improved upon.
Financial Times 15,244 by GURNEY
A slow burner from Gurney
Financial Times 15,235 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword / May 9, 2016
It’s Dante. So, mostly easy-ish. And also ‘that last one in’…. Today it was 15ac.
Financial Times 15,234 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 7, 2016
Financial Times 15,243 by FLIMSY
Easy than avaerage for the FT but interesting nonetheless. I enjoyed the surface readings of many of the clues, something that I often forget to look for when I have my head down on a toughie. Thank you Flimsy.
A good crossword for any readers starting out at solving. You can download a PDF of the puzzle here.