A tricky puzzle from Aardvark, and very enjoyable (for those who like a tussle).
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Financial Times No. 14,752 by JASON
This was a smooth flowing puzzle that gave me no trouble at any stage…
Financial Times 14,749 / Falcon
When I tried to download this puzzle on my way to bed in the early hours of this morning the index page linked to a Sudoku, which was not what I was looking … Read more >>
Financial Times no.14,748 by Chalmie
A new setter for me, I think, and an excellent puzzle. The handful of gimmes were offset by some superbly sly clueing and inventive definitions elsewhere. No complaints from me (only a plea … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,739 – Mudd
Monday Prize Crossword/Sep 29 After a string of Dantes, Cruxes and Falcons it was nice to have this setter for a change. No Mudd without bums or buttocks (and so it was) but the … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,738 by Goliath
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of 27 September, 2014 Here’s another new setter in our Weekend space. Welcome, Goliath. I had a bit of a struggle completing this puzzle with some clues … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,747 by MONK
A very enjoyable puzzle from Monk in which he reveals his easy side.
Financial Times 14,746 by GURNEY
Easy breezy puzzle.
Financial Times 14,743 / Bradman
With only a handful of entries during my first pass through the clues I thought I might struggle a little with this one but I then made steady progress and completed it without … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,742 by ORENSE
I enjoyed this pleasant little puzzle from our old pal Orense.
Financial Times 14,733 – Crux
Monday Prize Crossword/Sep 22 Fine puzzle by Crux with only a couple of sighs in the CD department. Curiously enough, this crossword has exactly the same grid as the one that precedes it (Mudd’s prize puzzle, … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,732 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 20, 2014 As usual Mudd gives us a lot of double definitions in this puzzle including two with cryptic definitions that I rather like. My … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,741 by GOZO
A very nice puzzle from Gozo.
Financial Times 14740 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.) It’s been some time since I … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,737 by ALBERICH
Such a wonderful puzzle from Alberich. Pity it wasnt my best day in the sun, especially coming a cropper against the SE corner. Amongst several gems of clues, 26ac was vastly ingenious. Thanks to Gaufrid for sprucing up and providing a backbone to an otherwise ordinary blog. There will be several opportunities to improve upon the parsing below so I hope collectively we are in good shape by the end of the day.