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Financial Times 14,780 by Magwitch

Tue December 23, 2014 at 7:08 pmThu November 27, 2014 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 15, 2014 I found this puzzle fairly easy and very good. My top clues are 1a (TOUCH DOWN), 17a (ARMPITS), 19a (MUMBLED), 1d (TOPIC) and … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,789 by Io

Thu November 27, 2014 at 1:17 pmWed November 26, 2014 at 8:39 am by PeeDee

A spectacular tribute puzzle from Io. This puzzle was accidentally omitted from the FT website on the day of publication. If you missed this one then I recommend having a go. download the PDF here.

Financial Times 14788 Armonie

Tue November 25, 2014 at 10:43 amTue November 25, 2014 at 7:39 am by scchua

(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 straightforward puzzle, thanks to Armonie. … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,785 by HAMILTON

Fri November 21, 2014 at 9:00 am by Turbolegs

I found today’s offering from Hamilton tough going. Slow progress for most part, having to slowly chip away at clues sprinkled across the grid. Still have a couple of clues / parsing that require improvement (apologies for this!). Seemed to have a more-than-average number of island references in both answers and clues – anybody have any idea why?

Financial Times no.14,784 by Peto

Thu November 20, 2014 at 9:33 am by Ringo

A good, neat, enjoyable puzzle from Peto.

Financial Times 14,775 – Falcon

Thu November 20, 2014 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Nov 10 Very straightforward puzzle by Falcon, ideal for the less experienced but none the worse for that. I am afraid I have hardly anything to say about this crossword. Only in 7d and in 17d … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,774 by Mudd

Thu November 20, 2014 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 8, 2014 Another fine puzzle from Mudd. My favourite clues here are 20a (ESTONIA), 24a (SPIN DOCTOR) and 23d (BOTHY). ACROSS 1 Consider putting stick … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,783 by GAFF

Wed November 19, 2014 at 10:19 pmWed November 19, 2014 at 10:58 am by PeeDee

A very enjoyable puzzle from Gaff.

Financial Times No. 14,782 by NEO

Tue November 18, 2014 at 9:00 pmTue November 18, 2014 at 4:01 am by Bhavan

Another Tuesday, another gentle start to the puzzle week at FT.

Financial Times 14,779 by WANDERER

Sat November 15, 2014 at 3:15 amFri November 14, 2014 at 7:48 am by Turbolegs

Excellent offering from Rurouni (look it up!!) today. A rich variety of clues spanning the entire spectrum of easy write-ins and really difficult ones to crack. I made quick work of the top half and then went plodding through quicksand as I finished the lower half.

Financial Times no.14,778 by Redshank

Thu November 13, 2014 at 12:40 pmThu November 13, 2014 at 9:32 am by Ringo

A flawed masterpiece from the always-reliable Redshank.

Financial Times 14,769 – Dante

Thu November 13, 2014 at 12:49 amThu November 13, 2014 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Nov 3

After last week’s tour de force by Gaff, back to normal. Normal? I thought this puzzle was clearly at “the easier end of Dante’s spectrum”, that is, if there is such a thing. Others may disagree but I breezed through this at a, for me, unusually high speed.

Financial Times 14,768 by Goliath

Thu November 13, 2014 at 3:57 pmThu November 13, 2014 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 1, 2014

Financial Times 14,777 by CHALMIE

Thu November 13, 2014 at 8:05 amWed November 12, 2014 at 10:49 am by PeeDee

An excellent puzzle, really good fun to solve. I found this a good level of difficulty too, it was a satisfying solve without becoming a “struggle to the death” like the Wednesday slot can sometimes be. Thanks Chalmie!