FT – Page 254 – Fifteensquared

Financial Times 14,842 by MUDD

Fri January 30, 2015 at 3:16 amFri January 30, 2015 at 2:17 am by Turbolegs

Unusual to see Mudd on Friday but a very welcome (if somewhat scary) setter nevertheless. I found his challenge today to be more approachable than some of his earlier ones. Clean cluing and neat surfaces meant a pleasurable solve this morning.

Financial Times no.14,841 by Aardvark

Thu January 29, 2015 at 8:42 am by Ringo

A smart, neat, enjoyable puzzle that didn’t cause me too many problems – with one exception.

Financial Times 14,832 – Dante

Thu January 29, 2015 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Jan 19 Fairly typical Dante puzzle with – rather unusual – one clue that seems sort of problematic to me (9ac). Definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or appropriate. Across 1 HUBRIS Shrub I cultivated … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,831 by Mudd

Fri January 30, 2015 at 1:29 pmThu January 29, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 17, 2015 This struck me as a fairly typical Mudd with a few stand-out clues. Top among them are 1a (BANISTER), 27a (SPRING) and 3d … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,840 by MONK

Wed January 28, 2015 at 3:00 pmWed January 28, 2015 at 9:41 am by PeeDee

Another solid over from Monk, no loose balls at all. Didn’t get me out this time though, and I even managed to find the nina. Thanks Monk, great stuff.

Financial Times No. 14,839 by GURNEY

Tue January 27, 2015 at 2:29 am by Bhavan

What’s not to like in a puzzle with good surface stories and unambiguous cryptic parsing?

Financial Times 14,836 by WANDERER

Fri January 23, 2015 at 10:36 amFri January 23, 2015 at 1:30 am by Turbolegs

A brilliant stunner of an FT challenge!! Wanderer – If you are reading this, take a bow! I dont think I can adequately extol the attributes of this puzzle but suffices to say that I shall eagerly await more grids from this setter.

Financial Times no.14,835 by Peto

Thu January 22, 2015 at 11:28 amThu January 22, 2015 at 10:35 am by Ringo

All perfectly satisfactory.

Financial Times 14,826 – Crux

Fri January 23, 2015 at 1:10 amThu January 22, 2015 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Jan 12 Exactly the same grid as last week’s prize puzzle, different setter yet more or less similar level, quality and enjoyment. For which many thanks to Crux. Definitions are underlined … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,825 by Redshank

Thu January 22, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 10, 2015 This was one of the toughest FT Weekend puzzles in my recent memory and a surprise after the last one by Redshank which … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,834 by ARTEXLEN

Wed January 21, 2015 at 10:40 am by PeeDee

Spot on in every way, not much else to say! Thanks Artexlen.

Financial Times 14833 Sayang

Tue January 20, 2015 at 2:21 pm by scchua

I’ve been extremely busy today, so sorry for the late posting, which, due to the time constraint, is barer than usual. Thanks to Sayang. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Clean stroke … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,830 by MAGWITCH

Sat January 17, 2015 at 5:07 amFri January 16, 2015 at 5:45 am by Turbolegs

Magwitch, this Friday at long last ! She brings this work week to a close with a gentle and relatively straightforward challenge, which in keeping with her inimitable style, has several smooth and clean surfaces with a whiff of inventive constructions.

Financial Times no.14,829 by Flimsy

Thu January 15, 2015 at 10:28 am by Ringo

No complaints, but not much to shout about, either: a bit of a ho-hum solve for me, all in all, redeemed in part by fuss-free clueing and some nice surfaces.

Financial Times 14,820 – Falcon

Thu January 15, 2015 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Jan 5 Excellent crossword from Falcon that I found a bit more challenging than his average output (including the Observer’s Everyman). Definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or appropriate. Across 1 STAND … Read more >>