FT

Some clever clues here from Crux.  As seems usual for me lately, there is one clue I haven’t been able to parse:  19 across.  I’m sure it’s something clever that will elicit an … Read more >>

I started off smoothly with this puzzle but struggled to finish it, stuck for a long time with 11A, 5D. While there were some neat clues like 17A and 28A, I wasn’t particularly … Read more >>

I found very little to comment on today.  Hope that’s not a Wildean case of “The only thing worse than being talked about, is not…”.  The longer anagrams at 21A and 13D were … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword on 31 May 2010 Back to the delightful Dante, master of the smooth surface. As usual, very slick but all too easy. ACROSS 1 SIESTA *(east is) I do not … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 29 This puzzle is a brilliant feat by Cinephile in that all the symmetrically paired across clues are anagrams of each other — a fact … Read more >>

Provided you have a reasonable knowledge of the thematic genre this is probably the easiest Cinephile you are ever likely to come across. The meaning of D[ance] came rapidly from solving the first … Read more >>

A fairly quick solve.  I’m unsure of the explanation for 12 across.  A good variety of clue types; I thought 16 across was amusing. Across 1 CARRY OFF dd 6 GLANCE N[ougat] in … Read more >>

The second Loroso puzzle to appear in FT, and the first I’m blogging about – welcome to the setter who’s better known in these parts as Anax. Loroso treats us to novel tricks … Read more >>

There seemed to be an abundance of straightforward yet original devices in this puzzle, which is not always an easy combination of traits to achieve.  The SW corner proved by far the trickiest … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword on 24 May 2010 A week-opener with some obscure and unusual terms and names but otherwise quite easily solved. ACROSS 1 STAFFA Cha of Staff (pole or rod) + A … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 22 Another impeccable beauty from Cincinnus and one that I found a little more difficult than usual. My favourite clues are 9A (REDSHANKS), 28A (ASTIR), … Read more >>

A very quick solve for me today, and probably also for most others. A couple of answers (27ac & 8dn) may have been unfamiliar to some but the wordplay was glaringly obvious in most … Read more >>

Quite straightforward today, nothing obscure or contentious and decent surfaces in the main. Across 1 INVOCATION  IN (trendy) VOCATION (career) 7 DHOW  D (departs) HOW (in what manner) 9 ISIS  [cr]ISIS (trouble loses … Read more >>

Bradman gives us his trademark &lit clues for the long slots and general solid clueing all round. There are some superbly smooth clue surfaces, as in 20A and 9D. A very enjoyable solve. … Read more >>

A steady and gentle jog-trot today.  No brain-busting vocab requirements, and I think the xwd editor was wise to slot this one into a Thursday, rather than the weekend edition (where Mudd’s more … Read more >>