FT

A delight from Neo.  What impressed me today was how Neo managed to devise such misleading wordplay and fit it so neatly into the surface reading of the clue. Across 1 ALHAMBRA H[earts] … Read more >>

The usual Alberich brilliance with great clue surfaces. No single clear favourite today but a lot of all-round goodness. The easy long entries at 3d, 6d got me off to a quick start … Read more >>

 Smiffy is away on business today and so is unable to be with us. I said on Tuesday (Indy 7598) that the cinema is not my forte and now I have to blog … Read more >>

Prize Puzzle of Monday 14 February Many clever clues from Crux, including one which is too clever for me:  26 down.  Among my favourites were those with well disguised definitions: 9 across and 6 … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 12 As most of you may know, John Graham (a.k.a. Cinephile) recently had his 90th birthday. I found this puzzle of his fairly tricky. I … Read more >>

Not a difficult crossword, but a lovely one.  Elegant and witty with some nice & Lits.  I especially liked 27 and 28 across, 8 and 16 down, though one could easily pick others for a mention too.  There are … Read more >>

Dante, turfed out of his Monday spot this week, turns up on Tuesday.  As usual, there are some excellent cd’s (30 across, 1 down).  But I thought the best clues today were the double definition clues, which are … Read more >>

A straightforward solve with some fine clues, my favourites being 26A and 5D. I’m not sure of 28A – there is either an error with my answer or with the clue. Across 1 … Read more >>

A perfectly respectable crossword, with several particularly fine clues.  Just a pity for Styx that that it’s hard to escape the inevitable sense of “After the Lord Mayor’s show..” still lingering from yesterday’s … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the FT of Monday 7 February Another Monday, another Dante.  As usual, there are some clever cd’s (4 down, 8 down stand out for me) and dd’s (I particularly liked … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 5 Here’s another good puzzle from Cincinnus. My favourite clues are 9A (TITLE), 12A (WHOA), 20A (NICK) and 7D (BEECH). Three answers were terms I … Read more >>

An amazingly good crossword, and a fitting tribute to the birthday boy.  Here at home the kids are off school today for half term break and my wife is away for the week, so it … Read more >>

I don’t know what has prevented Agentzero from blogging today but here is an analysis of the clues. Sorry, no comments from me. I have an optical migraine at the moment and am … Read more >>

 Shuchi is away again this week but we should have the pleasure of her company next Friday. In the meantime you will have to put up with me. When Flimsy first appeared in … Read more >>

Plenty to get our laughing gear around today, particularly with several clues depending on a veritable diaspora of famous surnames from various realms.  I’ve simply name-checked them all, rather than provide an abundance … Read more >>