FT

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 9, 2012 There are some typically brilliant Cincinnus clues in this puzzle, notably 29A (HEAVENWARDS) and 4D (BALFOUR), a couple of very devious clues, 1A … Read more >>

I found this difficult.  I got off to a flying start, filling half the grid in no time, but then ground to a complete halt.  After that it was hard going all the way to … Read more >>

Firstly thanks to flashling for standing in for me last week.  This week it’s another Tuesday puzzle by Peto (so far all his/hers have been blogged by yours truly).  Not exactly a pushover, … Read more >>

Straightforward and fair – ? over 26 across       Across 1 STICK INSECTS (bugs) what flypaper does 10 OUTRAGE (offend) OUT (not in) RAGE (anger) 11 RISOTTO (Italian dish) SIR< (teacher … Read more >>

A puzzle of two halves, for me: north side, mostly a breeze; south side, mostly murder. But I got there in the end, and I enjoyed the journey – and I learned a … Read more >>

Sil’s away with no or limited access to the internet, so you’ve got me again – I doubt he’s gone to watch the football somehow, so I return with a Crux crossword, FT Monday crosswords … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 2, 2012 This Mudd presented me with a couple of challenges, especially in the bottom-left quadrant. For example, 24A (AFTERSHAVE) took me a while. My … Read more >>

My apologies for the late posting, by some strange human/computer malfunction that I have still not fathomed I managed to delete the entire blog just before posting and had to start again from … Read more >>

Your regular blogger Scchua is away, so you’ve got me today folks as the occasional stand-in for my first FT blog. Never knowingly done an Armonie before but found this pretty straighforward. I’d not … Read more >>

This certainly gave me the run around – all over the place – very clever       ACROSS 8 CAULKING stuffing (boat) CAUL hood KING royal 9 JAPAN CEDAR tree D moved … Read more >>

I’m not allowed to say that this was pretty much a doddle, because I’ll be accused of being a strutting peacock and Lord knows what all else… but (whisper it) it was pretty much … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/May 28 A typical Dante crossword, at the start of what turned out to be a great FT week (with, for me, Mudd’s ‘marathon’ puzzle a particular highlight). Definitions are underlined … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 26, 2012 I found this a slightly more difficult puzzle than usual for Cincinnus. It has considerably more letter-removal clues than is typical and a … Read more >>

I really enjoyed this one, a proper workout for the grey matter.  For a while I thought I was going to have to publish the blog with a couple of clues still unsolved, but … Read more >>

Neo has always provided an enjoyable challenge to me.  This was no exception, though made a bit easier once I had cracked 19 26 9.  Thanks Neo.  Definitions are underlined in the clues.  [[Each … Read more >>