FT

I found this difficult, there is one clue I still have no idea about.  Very enjoyable regardless, solved with much use of the dictionary.  Thank you Monk. Yet again I fail to spot the … Read more >>

An easy going puzzle with some good surfaces from a regular starter for the FT week.  Thanks Jason.  Definitions are underlined in the clues.  [[Each picture at the bottom has an unidentified link … Read more >>

Very straightforward with lots of anagrams – couldn’t explain 9 across     ACROSS 1 IN THE FIRST PLACE double definition 9 AS USUAL 10 CURRENT double definition 11 INDIE [w]INDIE[r] 12 TRAGEDIAN … Read more >>

This was absolute murder for me. For some reason – more to do with my weak brain than with the puzzle, I think – the whole east wing of this grid was a … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/May 7 Most Dante puzzles have at least one or two gems, but this one was rather standard – some might call it  “typical Monday fare”. Not much to complain about, … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 5, 2012 While it sports a couple of fine clues — I would single out 11A (SADDLE-SORE) — I found this puzzle more of a … Read more >>

Easy for some. Old timers with find this easy, more of a ‘write in’ than a solve.  However, I would not say this is an easy crossword for everyone as there are some obscure words … Read more >>

This is the third time that I’ve blogged Rufus on Monday and his alter ego on Tuesday.  So it appears that Rufus is becoming quite a regular starter for the FT week.  Following … Read more >>

We apologise for the late appearance of this blog. This was due to the wrong person having to write it. We were told in the preamble that this was ‘An anniversary puzzle’ and … Read more >>

Always a privilege to blog a landmark: 14,000 is not only a nice round number, it’s also almost exactly half of Don Bradman’s career first-class run total… So the cricket mini-theme is appropriate, … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Apr 30 Another charmer by Crux, a compiler who is high on my List B of Favourite Setters [B only referring to the grade of difficulty] because of  (a) the splendid … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 28, 2012 Here is another cracking Cincinnus sporting a repeated clue with different answers (20A and 27A), an outstanding anagram in 22A (BY ALL MEANS), … Read more >>

I have not seen Loroso before, so it was nice to get something new.  Not too difficult, but elegant.  I liked his clueing style, no stray words or dodgy definitions here. Hold the … Read more >>

This is Peto’s second FT puzzle.  The first was also blogged by me, and this is in the same calibre, a not difficult, enjoyable start to the week.  Thanks Peto.  Having said that, … Read more >>