Financial Times 14,560 – Dante

Monday Prize Crossword/Mar 3 A Dante crossword with the usual mix of familiar devices but also a puzzle with some really nice surfaces. In that respect, I particularly liked 10ac but I wasn’t … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,568 by Io

A mixed difficulty puzzle from Io, something for everyone.  Things started off quite comfortably in the top left corner and then got progressively harder and harder as I moved through the grid.  There are a couple that I still can’t fully explain, any help appreciated.  Thanks Io.

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Financial Times 14567 Phssthpok

(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.) An enjoyable puzzle from Tuesday regular Phssthpok, … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,564 by ALBERICH

This was a tough grid for a Friday and required several attempts before the grid began to show a semblance of respectability. I still didn’t have enough time to finish and needed Gaufrid’s help to chip in the missing clues. (see entries in red)

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Financial Times 14,554 – Crux

Monday Prize Crossword/Feb 24 An enjoyable Crux in his familiar style. Somewhat more double definitions, perhaps, and a mini-mini theme linked to 1 Across (which, unfortunately, I cannot fully explain). The puzzle contained … Read more >>

Financial Times 14561 Gurney

(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.)   At first glance, this looked daunting, … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,558 by MUDD

Excellent grid from Mudd – a most enjoyable Friday solve. Interesting clues all around, with some gems for good measure (1ac, 17d  ). More than the average number of double definitions today.

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Financial Times 14,548 / Dante

Monday Prize Crossword/Feb 17 Once more a puzzle in which about half of the clues were double and/or cryptic definitions. Still an enjoyable solve, though. Many thanks to Dante/Rufus. Definitions are underlined wherever … Read more >>