FT

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 >>

Quiet flows the Don – this guy’s waters are deep but fathomable (except 24d)       ACROSS 1 INVESTIGATION probe, one gun I GAT in IN VEST I ON one being worn … Read more >>

This puzzle demands a good knowledge of geography and a smattering of French. I haven’t got either of these things, but I got there in the end. A good puzzle, anyway. People who … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/May 21 By now, readers of my blogs will know that I like Crux crosswords very much. This one was no exception, but for some reason I’m always hoping that Crux … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 19, 2012 Here’s another somewhat tricky puzzle from Mudd. Clue 8A (POOL CUE) took me a while; it’s a difficult one because pool is more … Read more >>

Enjoyable and straightforward with a broad range of devices but nothing too obscure. Hold the mouse pointer over any clue number to read the clue. Across 1 TRIPPY I (one, roman numeral) Popping Pills … Read more >>

In a break from the usual, Mudd, almost always, if not always, an FT Prize puzzle setter, takes the Tuesday spot to bring a message for a worthy cause.  The standard of difficulty … Read more >>

Lucid and far from flimsy fare         ACROSS 1 SECONDHAND dd 7 COKE pop OK certainly in CE church 9 OBOE hidden backwards in sterEO BOoming 10 RETRACTION withdrawal TR … Read more >>

Sorry I’m late; had to do some last-minute work on [PLUG ALERT] my forthcoming book on the history of toilet paper. Reliance on lengthy themed solutions always puts me in rather a bad … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/May 14 It looks like Falcon is going to join Dante and Crux more regularly on the Monday spot. A well-constructed crossword that was very much on the easy side. After … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 12, 2012 Cincinnus gives us another sterling puzzle with especially fine clues at 21A (FORMOSA), 1D (SPILLAGE) and 26D (JILL). I also like the brief … Read more >>