FT

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 >>

An easy enough puzzle, until I got bogged down with the last one in; there were some unusual and challenging definitions.  Thanks Jason.  Definitions are underlined in the clues.  [[The pictures at the … Read more >>

This puzzle is witty, delightful and outside any box         Across 1 THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER (IE MERCHANTMAN THEREFORE IN IT)* 12 DWEEB (nerd) D (date) WEE (little) … Read more >>

The theme at 14ac. took me a little time to crack, and even once I’d got it this was by no means plain sailing. Perhaps I’m just a bit rusty. But it was … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword number 14,039 by Crux I found this considerably trickier than my previous Crux for some reason. My last FT blog for now as Sil has now returned and I now return … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 23 I found a good challenge in this Mudd. My favourite clues are 6D (TRADESMAN) and 26D (CABER). There is something in the wordplay of … Read more >>

Apologies for my absence last week, and thanks to PeeDee for stepping in.  In a nutshell, I was in hospital incommunicado/out of action following an emergency, and, as I learned after it was too … Read more >>

Clever and witty clues       Across 1 DECAMP (bolt) CE< (church turning) in DAMP 4 MANIACAL (mad) MAN (fellow) I (one) AC (account) AL (Jolson) 9 STADIA (arenas) ST (street) AIDA< … Read more >>

Sil is still out of the country and back in the Netherlands having his plumbing sorted out, so I’m again standing in for him. The puzzle is from Monday 18th June. As ever … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 16, 2012 I found this puzzle a bit disconcerting. It has a few good clues, such as 17D (PANDA CAR) and 16D (NONENTITY), but also … Read more >>