FT

Monday Prize Crossword on 19 April 2010 Another light and easy start to the week with Dante and his brand of crisp and slick clues always put together with smooth surfaces. Most solvers … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 17 This puzzle strikes me as a mixed bag. Mudd comes up with a clever cryptic definition for LIE DETECTOR (4D) and a cute 25A, … Read more >>

A themed puzzle from Cinephile in his customary Wednesday slot. The ‘leaving body’ indicated a ‘body with leaves’ or put more simply a tree. It helped that I tackled the down clues first so … Read more >>

Another collection of devious clues from Neo.  I am unfortunately stumped on two of them; I am sure help will be forthcoming shortly.  And it was, from Rishi (inside two minutes!) and Eileen.  … Read more >>

I am returning to 15sqd as a stand-in for Shuchi. A none-too-difficult crossword, though there are a couple of unusual words, which are easily obtainable from wordplay. Clueing mostly fits the bill, which … Read more >>

My second blogging encounter with Orense of late.  Not the most strenuous of workouts, but he’s always a pleasure/never a chore.  Am running late today, so please excuse the skimpy blog. Across 1 … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword on 12 April 2010 Another soft introduction to the FT week with a wide variety of cryptic devices ranging from the simple anagram to homophones to double definitions; none too … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the weekend FT of April 10 Cincinnus keeps up his great style. My favourite clues here are 1A, 16&17A, 24A and 6D. Across 1. CAPONS – CAP (EU policy) + … Read more >>

A mixture today of some very easy clues and some that were a bit more tricky to parse. I was helped by having blogged an EV about a month ago where 22,12,24 and … Read more >>

A new setter, I believe. Welcome!  A very nice debut.  This was slow going for me, perhaps because I am unaccustomed to the setter’s style.  However, many of the clues struck me as … Read more >>

An elegant puzzle from Viking as always. Especially liked 1A, 27A and 1D, and 6D for its fun surface. Across 1 COURTING CO (company) URGING (insisting) + T (time) – G (Golf in … Read more >>

A fairly quick solving time, at least relative to the previous Alberich vs Smiffy head-to-head  form-book.  As usual, plenty of hallmark precision engineering (or should that be precision artistry?) in evidence.  3D, 8D, … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword on 5 April 2010 Once again, we get back our Monday mainstay, Dante who never fails to entertain us with his slick and smooth surfaces and his cryptic definitions (which … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 3 I enjoyed this Cinephile puzzle, especially 23A and 1&2D. I do not fully understand 18D. Across 1. NOSE JOB – NOSE (snoop) + JOB … Read more >>

Some unusually easy clues in today’s puzzle from Cinephile, offset by a couple that needed something a bit more than general knowledge. I found it a relatively gentle start to the morning. The … Read more >>