FT

I enjoyed the light, elegant touch of Falcon in this offering. Straightforward except the bottom-right for me due to a couple of unfamiliar words, which I’m happy to have learnt. Across 1 WOLVERINE … Read more >>

Is the FT getting harder, or am I getting stupider? That’s a rhetorical question. Took me a while to work through this lovely puzzle from the Don, which touches on ornithology, pharmacology, philosophy … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Oct 10 A gentle puzzle from Mr Natural.  🙂 Nothing to worry about, just a nice starter of the week. Some familiar words (like CHAIRMAN which was similarly clued in the Guardian … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 8 Here we have another splendid Cincinnus job. For me it was a remarkably easy one — I dashed it off in about 20 minutes. … Read more >>

I was not expecting to see Dogberry today as it is only a month since his last appearance and normally he only turns up about once every three months. However, I’m not complaining. … Read more >>

This continues the series of Gurney puzzles that I have found enjoyable, not too tough.  All nicely clued, with some clever surfaces.  Thanks Gurney.  Definitions are underlined in the clues.  Hidden connection in … Read more >>

A simple solve with a variety of clue types. I especially enjoyed 10a and 5d. Flimsy is extremely skilled at crafting smooth and natural clue surfaces. The not-so-nice parts: there is an error … Read more >>

After a flying start, I’m afraid my fellow Leodensian Monk has left me stumped this morning… Some very nice clueing, including some pleasing cryptic definitions (and several excursions to Scottish outposts), but I … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Oct 3 Before I tackle a crossword I always have a first run through the clues. Not to try and find already some solutions but to see whether the surfaces look … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 1 I believe I am right in saying that Bradman (Don Manley) is a newcomer to the FT Weekend prize puzzle but I know him … Read more >>

An easier then usual Cinephile, but certainly no less enjoyable for that. CA in the clues stands for ‘castaway’ and  I very much enjoyed reading on Wikipedia the stories of all the castaways and mutineers involved.   In … Read more >>

Neo’s puzzles can sometimes be quite fiendish, and the first runthrough of the across clues yielded nothing.  Panic was about to set in, unitl I got a foothold after a couple of down … Read more >>

A pleasant stroll with Mudd today whilst Shuchi’s on vacation. There’s not a lot for me to comment on, except for perhaps 2dn where I think part of the wordplay is a little … Read more >>

Nothing too taxing from Orense this morning, and – a surfeit of double definitions aside – no serious grumbles from me, either (except that there’s just no getting away from the Conservatives this … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Sep 26 Another Monday, another Dante. Did I enjoy it? Yes, I did. Because I like the way Dante (just like his friend Rufus) uses the English language. As a non-Brit, … Read more >>