FT

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 26, 2013 A fairly easy puzzle this time, I thought. My top clues are 9A (SHOWROOM), 10A (ANKARA) and, best of all, 29A (ANCESTRY). 22D … Read more >>

Another Wednesday treat for me to blog – witty, informative and good fun.  Thank you Cinephile. S has the meaning SWEET throughout the puzzle.  It took me a while to catch on (via … Read more >>

Is it me or are Tuesday FTs no longer a relaxing start to the week?  But this was enjoyable, and there are some nice surfaces in the clues here, and some anagrams that provided … Read more >>

Pretty tricky in places particularly 15down and welcome comments on 24across         Across 1 OUTBREAK rash OUT (at a loss) BREAK sounds like BRAKE (stop) 5 FLAWED imperfect LAW (legislation) … Read more >>

A minor masterpiece, this, from Gaff. I had a bit of a struggle with the NW corner, but in the end this was a fun and satisfying solve. Thank-you, Gaff. The T that has … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Oct 21 Some solvers complain about Dante using too many cryptic and double definitions, but here we have no less than 14 straightforward charades (A+B(+C)) – outnumbering the CDs, DDs and full anagrams … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 19, 2013 I found this Falcon fairly easy but had to look up a couple of things (such as ‘saic’ and ‘vis’). My favourite clues … Read more >>

A great puzzle and not at all easy (downright hard in fact). All the across clues have the symbol for a chemical element omitted from the wordplay.  I liked the way the instructions are … Read more >>

Enjoyable puzzle from Tuesday regular, Armonie.  The last couple of synonyms to fit with the definitions took a little bit longer.  Thanks to Armonie.  Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at … Read more >>

This new compiler certainly makes you work – please will someone help fill the gaps @ 4 and 7         Across 8 RAIN shower [b]RAIN (boffin topped) 9 ITINERANT migrant … Read more >>

This should have been a lovely puzzle to work through over a cup of coffee in the autumn sunshine… but as the past week has scrambled my brain and left my faculties in … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Oct 14 Enjoyable crossword by Crux who, for me, is in the same league as Falcon/Everyman. That said, while I particularly like Crux’s surfaces I must also admit that Falcon is … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 12, 2013 I spent a fair time finishing off this puzzle. The right half seemed easy while the left half harboured some tricky clues, notably … Read more >>

This must have been my quickest ever solve of a Cinephile puzzle, with three quarters of the grid being filled during my first pass through the clues and the rest during the second. … Read more >>

Initially fearing a tough one from Neo, I was saved by the long answers, which I got before the shorter ones.  He’s given the puzzle a literary flavour.  Thanks Neo for an enjoyable … Read more >>