FT

A bit of a mixed bag today I thought, some good clues and some that were not so good.  I wondered if this was a ‘Friday Afternoon’ crossword, compiled after a good lunch … Read more >>

This was quite relaxingly enjoyable.  Thanks Jason. Across 1 We men are at the top of church’s structure (12) STEEPLEJACKS:  JACKS(plural of male name for men) +(at)  STEEPLE(the top of church’s structure literally).  Defn:  … Read more >>

The line “A celebratory crossword” at the top of the clue list gave me some trepidation. Not being up on the details of the big event happening today, this meant a challenge, and … Read more >>

Suppose I should have seen the theme coming.  I thought Neo did well to stretch the thematic material as far as he did – even if it may be a little too innuendo-laden … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword from 18 April 2011 Not as many cd’s and dd’s as we have been accustomed to seeing in a Dante puzzle.  Of these, I liked 11 across the best.  Across … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 16 This week Cincinnus gives us three homophones (!) and some typically fine double definitions. My favourite clues here are 11A (RILKE), 24A (GREER), 1D … Read more >>

A good crossword today from Gozo, harder than it looks at first sight. We have a geography lesson from Gozo:  countries, states, riviers and cities – large and small.  I enjoyed the juxtaposition of … Read more >>

This was quite a smooth solve, except for 7A which held me up for a bit.  In fact the “spare” time from the faster completion, was spent in embellishing (maybe too much, in … Read more >>

Unusually scant annotation required for a Bradman puzzle, I felt; with most of the wordplay being nifty rather than nefarious.  A flurry of geographic answers and elements, coupled with an absence of any … Read more >>

A (mostly) straightforward crossword today, with only one clue (14 across ) that I’m not happy about.  Enjoyable, good fun and no obscure words or archaic definitions, which is nice. There have been so many … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 9 I was down on Cinephile’s last puzzle in this slot but he makes up for it with this one. I have a beef about … Read more >>

FT Prize Puzzle from Monday April 11 This blog is appearing one day earlier than usual, since the puzzle indicated that solutions were due by Tuesday (rather than the usual Wednesday), April 19. … Read more >>

 This has been gruelling!  It took me the better part of the day to finish, the last 2 being 25 and 23.  Looking back I think the difficulty was contributed by the lower … Read more >>

At the easier end of Sleuth’s spectrum with 5d, the longest word of the puzzle, falling quickly and supplying helpful letters down the center of the grid. I worked my way from the … Read more >>

Prize Puzzle from the Monday April 4 FT If you like cryptic definitions, there are some sterling examples here.  I particularly liked 14 down; 27 across and 11 across were also pleasing.  Across … Read more >>