FT

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 23 This strikes me as a rather pedestrian puzzle. I particularly like 23A (ARC) and 16D (DOWNSTAIRS). Across 9. CASTOR OIL – O (old) in … Read more >>

Unfortunately we don’t see Io all that often in the FT (his last appearance was just over three months ago) but his puzzles are invariably a pleasure to solve and this was no … Read more >>

A quick solve from Neo today.  Nothing especially commentworthy, but I enjoyed 21 across and 15 down, among others. Across 8 AGOUTI OUT (in the open) in A GI (an American soldier) 9 … Read more >>

A pleasant solve. For me the right side fell first, then the bottom left and finally the top left. We do see a couple of ‘humorously entertaining’ clues for which this setter is … Read more >>

A technically solid puzzle, but about as easy (and, in parts, uninspired) as the FT gets.  In fact I solved all bar two of the Acrosses straight off the bat, which had the … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword on 18 October 2010 A very varied mixture of clues to tickle and entertain us. Quite fun to solve ACROSS 1 RUMPUS Cha of RUM (odd) PUS (puss or cat … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 16 A slightly more difficult than usual puzzle from Cincinnus with a typical offering of fine clues. My choice ones this time are 23A (AEROSMITH), … Read more >>

A pleasant start to the day with a typical themed puzzle from Cinephile containing ‘E’ in many clues. The ‘E’ stood for Europe (except in 25ac) and the answers to these clues are … Read more >>

Loroso, aka Anax, makes infrequent visits to the FT crossword page that are always welcome.  This was a terrific puzzle, with plenty of misdirection and clever wordplay, as well as a set of … Read more >>

As Shuchi  is not available today, I am writing this, so the blog stays in India! I enjoyed solving the puzzle, which is none-too-difficult. Across 1 PRE-RAPHAELITES – anag. of HITLER-APPEASER 10 RIFLE … Read more >>

I found this a lot trickier than is typical the case from Styx, but I’m not sure that my brain is firing on all cylinders today so it could just be a reflection … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword on 11 October 2010 Another no-sweater from Dante and his slick wordplay to start the FT week. ACROSS 1 SLIGHT Minor shows discourtesy (6) dd but what is the function … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 9 I found the top-left corner of this puzzle challenging. Clue 9A (RIPSNORTER) is a difficult one but uses a darned good cryptic definition. Mudd … Read more >>

Normally Aardvark only puts in an appearance once a month, usually on a Wednesday, but this is his second outing in the space of two weeks. Mostly straightforward, though I have a slight … Read more >>

A quick solve today. I download the FT crossword just after 7 pm New York time, and solve it on the train ride out of Manhattan. This one fell before we crossed the … Read more >>