FT

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 >>

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 >>