FT

A generally entertaining puzzle; I learned a few new words today.  I’m sure I’ve missed the boat entirely on 6 down; any comments are welcome. Across 1 OBSOLESCENT OB (old boy=former pupil) SOLE … Read more >>

Mostly straightforward today with some very easy clues and one or two slightly more tricky ones. I have a couple of minor quibbles (24ac & 8dn) but rather liked 11ac, 12ac, 27ac, 6dn … Read more >>

This was something of a rope-a-dope experience for me, as I played Foreman to Bradman’s Ali. After charging through the first half – thinking the setter to be unusually tame today – I toiled … Read more >>

Christmas Prize Puzzle on 24 December. “Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the grid.  Geographic isometry the Reverend had hid.” Thematic clues are denoted below as “grid entry {correspondingly-clued city/country}”. Of … Read more >>

On the first pass through the clues, with only a few entries in the grid, I thought this one was going to be difficult. On the contrary, it turned out to be quite … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword on 28 December 2009 Falcon gave me cause for pause with three new words  I have never heard of. Otherwise, not too difficult for an FT week-opener. ACROSS 1 SUPPER … Read more >>

Happy New Year to all!  Some interesting clues from Jason today, but as usual, I’m afraid, also a few that didn’t quite seem to work.  Across 9 INSTANTER STAN (Laurel of Laurel and … Read more >>

It’s me again, sorry! Apologies for the late appearance of this analysis but the scheduled blogger resides on the other side of the pond and I wanted to give him time to get … Read more >>

A themed puzzle in which we were told that all asterisked clues had something in common. As it turned out, none of these clues had a definition, only wordplay. The commonality was that … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword on 21 December 2009 Dante returned to serve up another delightful collection of clues with slick and smooth surfaces that only he can deliver with consistency and aplomb ACROSS 1 … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of December 19 A lot of double definitions here, of which 15D is probably my favorite. This puzzle took me a while and I still do not … Read more >>

A none-too-easy puzzle. I had a slow start but managed to complete it. Among the last to go in were 4ac, 29ac, 1dn and 14dn. The very last was 30ac, which I understood … Read more >>

I don’t remember Cincinnus appearing on a Wednesday before. Fortunately this was one of his easier puzzles as I am very short of time due to an emergency appointment at the dentist before … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword on 14 December 2009 As always, a gentle start to the FT week with clues none too difficult ACROSS 1 PANCETTA *(pate cant) A new dish for me 6 SIMONY … Read more >>

Apologies yet again for a late post. It appears that the scheduled substitute has not been able blog today so I am stepping in as second-sub. Nothing too difficult in this one and … Read more >>