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Financial Times 13,900 / Aardvark

Fri January 13, 2012 at 10:37 amFri January 13, 2012 at 9:12 am by shuchi

It’s pretty unusual for Aardvark to make a Friday appearance and it made for a pleasant change. A gentle, enjoyable crossword with clever misdirections and natural clue surfaces. 1a isn’t fully explained, help … Read more >>

Financial Times no.13,899 by FALCON

Thu January 12, 2012 at 11:04 am by Ringo

Nothing too devious from Falcon this morning: a decent mix (though perhaps a few too many insertions), a handful of real dollies and only one or two quibble-worthy liberties… ACROSS 1. CHAPEL MASTER … Read more >>

Financial Times Prize 13891 Crux

Thu January 12, 2012 at 4:27 amThu January 12, 2012 at 12:05 am by scchua

This is my first crack at blogging a Prize Puzzle, and an enjoyable one it is. Not many problems, just slightly in the SE corner; the last one in was 29A, after having … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,890 by Cincinnus

Thu January 12, 2012 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of December 31, 2011 I sailed through this puzzle although I had to look up the two battles (11 and 12A) and 25A (KERRY BLUE). And I … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,898 by Cinephile

Wed January 11, 2012 at 1:53 pmWed January 11, 2012 at 11:40 am by PeeDee

A super crossword from Cinephile, reasonably easy but with a wide range of interesting devices so I would not describe this one as straightforward. This is how the midweek crosswords should be I think, accessible … Read more >>

Financial Times N° 13, 897 by Armonie

Tue January 10, 2012 at 3:03 am by PeterO

Wandering from my usual Guardian beat, I find a puzzle by John Dawson, whom I know better as his alter ego Chifonie; the results are much the same, with straightforward clue construction, smooth surfaces and some ingenious misdirection. John Dawson gives his main interests as crosswords, music, and walking in the Lake District. Could one ask for anything more?

Financial Times 13,894 / Redshank

Fri January 6, 2012 at 1:55 pmFri January 6, 2012 at 11:52 am by shuchi

The last time I blogged a Redshank crossword, its theme took me a long time to decipher. This was easy enough to work out with 5a being one of the first answers in. … Read more >>

Financial Times no.13,893 by GOZO

Fri January 6, 2012 at 10:35 amThu January 5, 2012 at 11:48 am by Ringo

A real wrong ‘un (or, if you prefer, curveball) from Gozo here. I think this is the first FT puzzle I’ve blogged that comes with special instructions; the theme may well have a … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,886 / Dante – Prize Puzzle – 27 December 2011

Thu January 5, 2012 at 2:00 am by duncanshiell

I don’t blog Financial Times crosswords very often, so I haven’t encountered Dante before. As I solved the puzzle, I thought the cluing style was familiar with very smooth surfaces, lots of double … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,885 – Christmas Crossword by Gozo

Thu January 5, 2012 at 12:05 am by Gaufrid

When this puzzle eventually became available on-line on Boxing Day I thought “Oh good. I enjoy alphabetical jigsaws” so I proceeded to convert the pdf into a format where the font size was … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,892 by Monk

Wed January 4, 2012 at 7:39 pmWed January 4, 2012 at 12:23 pm by PeeDee

A good crossword with quite a wide variation in the difficulty of the clues. Thank you Monk. I got most of the solutions quite easily, but then took a long time to get to solve … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,889 / Bradman

Fri December 30, 2011 at 11:11 am by shuchi

From mathematics to religion to slang, Bradman draws from a breadth of topics to craft his clues today. I’m happy to have this puzzle to blog as my last post of 2011. Happy … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,879 by Cincinnus

Fri December 30, 2011 at 3:18 pmFri December 30, 2011 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of December 17 Here is another outstanding puzzle from Cincinnus with some spectacular clues and a few devious cross-clue references (and non-references). My favourites are 1A (KNIGHT), … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,888 / Sleuth

Thu December 29, 2011 at 8:28 am by duncanshiell

I have come across Sleuth more often as his alter ego, Hypnos, in the Independent, where I have always enjoyed his crosswords. This puzzle comprised the mixed variety of cluing that I enjoy. … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,880 – Dante

Thu December 29, 2011 at 12:15 am by Sil

Monday Prize Puzzle/Dec 19 This was a Dante crossword full of cryptic and double definitions. As ever I did like it (being a real fan of Mr Squires), however I put some question … Read more >>