FT

Super themed puzzle from Gozo but consumed in a bit of a rush today as I was very late getting started, a shame that I did not have time to savour this puzzle … Read more >>

This was a really enjoyable puzzle for me – not too easy as to be over quickly, and not too difficult as to require long pauses.  On the other hand, progress was smooth … Read more >>

Agreeable work out this morning         Across 1 MISLAY lose M (mobile) ISLAY (Hebridean island) 4 RING PULL can-opener RING (phone) PULL (row boat) 10 ROOSEVELT former president (VOTE LOSER)* … Read more >>

Morning, everyone. Only time for a rather hasty run through Redshank’s tricksy and very enjoyable puzzle today… ACROSS 1. SKELETON  Anagram of K(ey) lets one – nice &lit 5. EARWIG  I(talian) within anagram of wager 9. OLEANDER  … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/May 27 Gentle, trouble-free start of the week with this Dante puzzle – for which once more many thanks to the setter. Definitions are underlined wherever appropriate and/or possible. Across 1 … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 25, 2013 I sailed through most of this puzzle but had some considerable trouble with the bottom-right quadrant. My favourite clues are 9A (TUSSLE) and … Read more >>

Quite easy for a Cinephile I thought but no less enjoyable for it. Across 1 See 12 down 4 STAFF CAR Trauma about Welshman nearly getting official transport (5,3) SCAR (trauma) about TAFFy … Read more >>

This looked daunting at first pass, but it proceeded quite well after that. There are some inter-related answers and clues. The over-riding link for these seems to be 2 wars, the Trojan War … Read more >>

Lots to enjoy (stumped by 24 across)         Across 1 AIRSTRIP place for taking off AIRS (broadcasts) TRIP (drug experience) 6 CLEESE comedian LEE (general) S[hock] in CE (church) 9 … Read more >>

I struggled somewhat with today’s offering from Loroso, though in retrospect I’m not entirely sure why. A testing puzzle, for sure, with plenty of ingenious mechanisms and subtle misdirections, but nothing to grumble … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/May 20 It’s been a while since we had a Crux puzzle on a Monday. I found this once more an enjoyable puzzle (with many fine surfaces) from this setter. However, … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 18, 2013 There were no obscure words or references in this puzzle but I found it a little challenging. It took me a while to … Read more >>

Its Geography lesson again this morning, Gozo continues to educate and entertain us.  Thank you Gozo. Though I found this quick to solve there are still a couple of answers I can’t explain (7 and … Read more >>

A relaxing start to the FT week.  Thanks to Armonie.  Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links to the puzzle. Please enclose any comments on them … Read more >>

A really tricky puzzle today         Across 1 GINGER beer GIN (drink) GERM (beginning) minus M (maiden) 4 BRACED prepared BRA (support) CE (church) [fun]D 8 HAMMOCK to lie in … Read more >>