FT

Strange things are afoot at the Circle K.  First, no puzzle available last night at the FT website and then no copies of the paper itself at my station this morning.  Online matters … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 2 Here’s another elegant puzzle from Cincinnus. My favourite clues this time are 1A (SYBARITIC), 11A (LEGISLATOR), 20A (ANTI), 21D (TWERP) and 24D (HAUL). 13D … Read more >>

Yet another enjoyable puzzle from Cinephile, a nice mix of devices and a consistent level of difficulty across the puzzle.  One or two clues, particularly a dodgy homophone raised an eyebrow, but not sufficiently ‘off piste’ … Read more >>

Completed this faster than I expected.  Some nice &lits and misdirections here.   Thanks Neo for an enjoyable puzzle.  A numerology believer (which I’m not) might find some significance in the number of this … Read more >>

Shuchi is away today so I have the pleasure of covering this light-hearted puzzle from Jason. Nothing particularly difficult, in fact it was over all too quickly, but I was left feeling cheery, … Read more >>

One of those puzzles that (unusually and belatedly) only struck me as being potentially tricky during the blogging process, rather than the solving process.  It all seemed to drop into place quite readily … Read more >>

FT Prize Puzzle of Monday March 28 Good wordplay here, with some well-disguised definitions (16 across, 31 across).  Nothing too hard, although it took me a while to spot the wordplay in clues … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 26 Bradman is, as far as I know, new to Weekend prize puzzles but I am familiar with him thanks to his weekday crosswords. His … Read more >>

A bit of a rush job today I’m afraid, I am travelling abroad and don’t have much access to the internet and no printer, so had to try to solve this without a grid to … Read more >>

Worked myself up from the bottom row, having got none of the top half acrosses on the first pass.  But quite a quick solve in the end.  Enjoyable, straightforward clueing with no obscurities.  Thanks … Read more >>

A very fine crossword that I wish I could have solved and relished at a more leisurely pace – I’m late with the blog and have rushed through! Alberich is at his best … Read more >>

FT Prize Puzzle of Monday March 21 Apologies to all; I lost track of time and have posted late by one day. This was a classic Dante/Rufus; the CDs are the best clues … Read more >>

The pipeline of puzzles for the FT must be operating on a relatively short lead-time at present, as Redshank segues several topical clue surfaces on us today (e.g. 11A, 2D, 4D). Enough nifty … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 19 As I have probably mentioned many times, I am a long-time fan of Cinephile but all the same am very ready to criticize him. … Read more >>

A welcome return to the FT for Monk after an absence of nearly 18 months. I didn’t think this was as difficult as some of his previous puzzles have been, perhaps due to … Read more >>