The grid is a little unusual having eight words with two adjacent unchecked letters. This made solving the puzzle difficult as even a half-filled grid left long stretches of empty cells.
FT
Financial Times 14,937 by ALBERICH
A fantastic puzzle from Alberich which I got around to solving only pretty late in the day. But it was well worth the wait, with an eclectic mix of innovative cluing and precise wordplay. Thorough enjoyed this. Had to google to confirm a couple of responses but otherwise all good !!
Financial Times 14,936 by WANDERER
A pleasant opening to the day. Thanks, Wanderer
Financial Times 14,927 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword/May 11, 2015
A friendly Falcon crossword, surely very much welcomed by those who miss the Everyman old style. It can be found here , just in case.
Financial Times 14,926 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 9, 2015 Another fine Mudd this time, one that proved just a little more challenging than average for me with a couple of terms I … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,935 by MAGWITCH
A good old fashioned crossword from Magwitch. Sometimes setters seem to be falling over themselves to be novel and inventive (which of course is a good thing) but I also like getting the some quality plain puzzles to solve and blog too. I feel they get a bit overlooked. Thank you Magwitch.
Financial Times 14,934 by SAYANG
A real mixed bag from Sayang.
Financial Times 14,931 by REDSHANK
A delightful pleasant puzzle from a much welcome setter today. Redshank gives us a relatively easy challenge with appropriate sprinkles of innovative cluing and generally clean surfaces. A couple of clues caught my fancy, especially 24ac and 7d. Thanks to Redshank, who rounds off an incredible week for the FT aficionados.
Financial Times 14,930 by LOROSO
A curate’s egg. Our enjoyment was spoiled by what we saw as some very contrived answers necessitated by the special feature referred to in the rubric.
Financial Times 14,921 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword / May 4, 2015
One of Dante’s easier crosswords, I thought. Still not easy to finish it without obstacles. The combi 11ac/9d almost defeated me. Almost!
Financial Times 14,920 by Goliath
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 2, 2015 This was another tough one for me but it has a few sparkling clues topped by the brilliant &lit of 18d (LITERATO). Other … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,929 by Io
Cracking puzzle from Io. There were many of WTF? moments in this puzzle where I had no idea at all about what was going on. Thankfully it (mostly) became clear in the end. Overall this was pretty tough! Thanks Io .
There are still a a couple that I can’t quite get to the bottom of. Any help with the finishing touches appreciated.
Financial Times 14928 Neo
(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) A little tricky, with a nina … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,925 by BRADMAN
A tough crossword from Bradman this, with a couple of words I have never had the pleasure of coming across before. If at all there was a theme in this puzzle, it would have been “Difficulty”! 🙂 Unusually mysterious crossword for the likes of the Don. It was an impossible complete-solve for me without using some digital help. Nevertheless, it was a fun-filled experience!