FT

The confidence that the first two Across clues gave me soon vanished as I progressed with this crossword. This was a slow solve with aids needed to check on the slang and music … Read more >>

One of those strange puzzle that took longer than average to gain an initial toehold, but then offered decreasing levels of resistance thereafter as the answers seem to flow with continual acceleration.  A … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword on 30 August 2010 Another pleasant challenge from our slick Dante, entertaining us with his smooth surfaces and the inevitable cryptic definitions, which some people hate. Fortunately, I happen to … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 28 Here’s another delightful and clever puzzle from Cincinnus. We have two very fine hidden-word clues (12A, RHONE and 17D, INAMORATA) but my favourites this … Read more >>

This was effectively four puzzles in one since the quadrants were only connected by a single square in the middle of the grid. The clues in this puzzle ranged from very easy to … Read more >>

A straightforward puzzle today from Neo, nothing too difficult.  18 down made me smile and I liked 24 down, among others. Across 1 FIRST-CLASS MAIL *(RACIST SAM FILLS) 10 AMUSE AM (morning) USE … Read more >>

Easy anagrams and cryptic definitions, and a liberal helping of hidden word answers, made this a quick solve most of the way. I came to a halt at the last two and had … Read more >>

A real bran tub today.  Our ports of call range from the dangerously shallow (yes, I’m talking about you, five-letter answers!) to almost uncharted waters (C19th operatic minutiae). Across 1 PENCHANT – p{oet} … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword on 23 August 2010 ACROSS 1 VILLAINOUSNESS *(an evil soul’s sin) almost an &lit 10 ELECT synonymous with SELECT 11 UNTAXABLE Zero-RATED (answer to 14) goods (like infant food) are … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 21 This is one of those fairly typical Cinephiles where several of the clues, especially those for longer answers, fit a theme and are rather … Read more >>

I found this to be one of the hardest FT puzzles for quite some time. The right-hand side was filled quickly enough but the left-hand, particularly the NW corner, caused me a few problems. … Read more >>

I heard a short while ago that Agentzero cannot make it today so here is the clue analysis. There is only limited commentary because I am very pressed for time as I have to … Read more >>

It is befitting that we have a lovely Bradman puzzle to solve on Don Bradman‘s birthday. Many anagram clues today, some excellent ones like 27a and 17d. Across 1 DEVILS ADVOCATE (ADVISED LOVE … Read more >>

Please excuse the later than usual post; a plumbing emergency kiboshed my morning routine.  But now that an 18A has been successfully issued and implemented on the pipe in question, I got to … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword on 16 August 2010 Once again, Mr Smoothie is back to entertain us with his slick surfaces and glib clues. ACROSS 1 DIRECT dd 4 SCORED dd 8 ANIMATE *(a … Read more >>