FT

Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 16 Another Dante Crossword written in his familiar style, although – just like in his previous puzzle – too many double definitions.  In the Down clues there were even three in a … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 14, 2012 Gozo marked Bastille Day with a veritable tour de force, a puzzle in which all the clues except two (11 and 14D) have … Read more >>

It may look like I’m “stalking” Peto, but it’s because he/she (still incogito) comes on only on Tuesdays.  This puzzle follows the same mould as the previous oes – some nice surfaces, a couple of … Read more >>

* precedes all nine themed answers           * Olympic host cities Across 1 MADE TO MEASURE (suits someone) MAD (daft) E TOME (English book) A (article) SURE (certain) 9 … Read more >>

Nothing too challenging from Merlin today. A few more ‘hidden’ solutions than I’d like, and perhaps one or two somewhat stretched definitions, but also some lovely surfaces. I enjoyed it. ACROSS 1. WEIGH … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 9 It’s a well-known fact that Monday Prize Crosswords can be found at the easier end of the spectrum. This Falcon puzzle was no exception, but I hasten to say that … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 7, 2012 A couple of tricky clues here and three especially good ones in 4A (ESCARGOT), 20A (DECIMAL POINT) and 23A (CIAO). Across 1. DEPART … Read more >>

I don’t think I have blogged Styx before.  I enjoyed this and although it was straightforward I did not find it easy.  The challenge with Styx seems to be interpreting the subtle definitions and … Read more >>

I found this the hardest Tuesday FT for some time.  A handful of answers in the bottom half corners held me up, and I hope I’ve got them right.  But no complaints.  Enjoyed … Read more >>

Struggled over 23 down having to summon troops for assistance       Across 1 SACRED (devoted to deity) ACRE (area) in SD (South Dakota) 4 VINDALOO (food) V-1 (rocket) (AND)* LOO (convenience) … Read more >>

Maybe it was because, unusually for me, I resorted to the Pink ‘un itself rather printing off the online version – or maybe it was because the sun was out – but, in … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 2 First of all, many many thanks to Flashling who was so kind to blog all four of the June Monday Prize Crosswords. It must have been hard to adjust … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 30, 2012 I breezed through about half of this puzzle and then got stuck for a good while before finishing it, finding the top-left quadrant … Read more >>

This was mostly straighforward but with just a few much harder clues thrown in to the mix. I liked the &lits here, both comple and partial.   My favourite, though probably the easiest, was … Read more >>