FT

I noticed this morning that we didn’t have a blog for yesterday’s puzzle so here is a quick breakdown of the clues. A straightforward puzzle with nothing that needs any specific comment. Across … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword on 1 June 2009 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 30 Here’s a Cinephile puzzle with a couple of fine clues (24A and 14D) and a few that seem uninspired (12A and 17A) or even … Read more >>

A typical Cinephile, including his penchant for using ‘some’, ‘bit of’ or similar to indicate some of the middle letters in the following word and a number of redundant words to improve the surface (and, … Read more >>

Some good concise cluing by Armonie. Nothing really requiring special comment, but no complaints either. The usual level of difficulty for a Tuesday FT. Across 1 NOTICE OT (Old Testament = books) in … Read more >>

An entertaining puzzle from Viking. The theme (six answers form a group relating to a recent bicentenary) eluded me till the end, thanks to Gaufrid for help with this. The bicentenary is the … Read more >>

This was an enjoyable challenge from The Don, with many very nice clues, including more “&lit” clues than I have seen in a while. However, a grid with this many long lights tends … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword on 25 May 2009 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 23 Recent conjectures that Cincinnus is making his puzzles harder seem to me to be denied by this one. I found it fairly easy but … Read more >>

A tough, but generally fair, puzzle from Monk today. I was held up briefly by entering a wrong (but I thought justifiable) answer at 8d  which meant that 10a was not as obvious … Read more >>

Rufus’s alter ego sets a puzzle to his usual standard:  enjoyable, if not difficult, with clean concise clues and plenty of amusing cryptic definitions. Across 1 FEATHERS *(HERE FAST) 5 SCALED dd 9 … Read more >>

A generous helping of long anagrams and letter picking clues in this puzzle. There is also a ‘dense’ mini-theme going on (7D, 8D, 9D). Good stuff overall except that the clue surfaces felt … Read more >>

Other than a couple of (literally) lavatorial answers at 1A and 18, I can find little comment-worthy stuff in this puzzle.  In the double-edged words of an erstwhile history teacher of mine, “It’s … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword on 18 May 2009 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of 17 May Cinephile gives us one of his typical themed puzzles, this one touching on the works of George Eliot. Across 1. MY FATHER – FA[cts] … Read more >>