A very enjoyable puzzle from Gaff.
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Financial Times No. 14,782 by NEO
Another Tuesday, another gentle start to the puzzle week at FT.
Financial Times 14,779 by WANDERER
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
A flawed masterpiece from the always-reliable Redshank.
Financial Times 14,769 – Dante
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
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 1, 2014
Financial Times 14,777 by CHALMIE
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!
Financial Times No. 14,776 JASON
Good stuff from Jason…
Financial Times 14,773 by BRADMAN
A familiar friend this Friday. Thanks to Bradman for this pleasant jaunt of a solve. Fairly steady progress through out the grid. A couple of clues seemed like they could have been more precise but nothing material enough to take away from some smooth cluing.
Financial Times no.14,772 by Neo
It took me a little while to find a foothold in this multilingual offering from Neo…
Financial Times 14,763 – Gaff
Monday Prize Crossword/Oct 27 The name Gaff is usually synonymous to ‘something special’ and today it wasn’t different. “An anniversary puzzle” celebrating the 100th birthday of one of Britain’s best-loved poets, featuring a truly exceptional anagram. … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,762 by Magwitch
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 25, 2014 In spite of having become somewhat accustomed to Magwitch’s cluing style, I found this puzzle difficult, especially the right half, and completed it … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,771 by IO
A really great puzzle from Io, one of the best puzzles I have blogged for a long time. Far too many good clues to single out any particular one so I will leave that up to you. Thanks Io.
Financial Times No. 14,770 by PHSSTHPOK
Barring one or two head scratchers, mostly smooth sailing today.
Financial Times 14,767 by MUDD
First up, a big “Thank you!” to Gaufrid, for covering for me these past few weeks when I was away on vacation.
Mudd’s puzzle today was a pleasant solve, themed around Scotland. The reason I suspect is Halloween (31st October) got its name from the Scottish song, “All Hallows’ Eve”, sometime around 1745.