FT

I have to say I found this a boring puzzle with some clues so obvious that I yawned.  6d made me think for a while, and 13a held me up until I remembered … Read more >>

Here’s a Cinephile puzzle with a non-cryptic theme – synonyms of “crazy”. While it has a few fine clues (I like 12A, 14A and 27A), it also has a one that I do … Read more >>

From Monday Prize Crossword – 11 August 2008 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = … Read more >>

A tricky one from Araucaria in the Guardian yesterday and a similar offering from Cinephile in today’s FT. There was a gentle hint at the beginning that ‘the works are similar’ which helped … Read more >>

Neither too easy nor too hard, this puzzle has neat clues. I must admit that I had an unusually slow start but I completed it in much less than 30 minutes. The bottom left … Read more >>

A bit of a mixed bag from Mudd today. Some good clues and one or two where I am a little less than happy with the wordplay or definition. Nothing too difficult and … Read more >>

I found this less challenging than usual for Bradman. Nothing fundamentally wrong with that; the clueing is as watertight and scrupulously fair as ever. And the fact that I’m uncertain whether I have … Read more >>

I purchased my copy of the FT containing this puzzle at the railway station in Wörgl, Austria, a place I had never heard of until I found myself changing trains there while heading … Read more >>

From FT Monday Prize Crossword 12,837 – 4th August 2008 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer … Read more >>

A tricky puzzle with one or two involved clues, but entertaining.  Some explanations were not clear to me, e.g. 23a and 27a. ACROSS 1.    WILDEBEEST -(*edible stew) 7.    JOAN  – ( female name: … Read more >>

I solved Ac 26, 9, 31, 30, 29, 12, 13, 14 and 28 first before having to move to the Dn set, where I got 1, 3, 5, 25, 24, 23, 22, 18, … Read more >>

Rather a rush today with mouths to feed etc., and I made things difficult for myself  by expecting clues to be more complicated than they were!  ACROSS 1.     QUARTERBACK – (American football position … Read more >>

Sorry  everybody from Octofem.  My blog will be late today – unexpected visitors!!

An interesting challenge today with some misleading clues and a few imaginative definitions. Whilst solving I thought that in one or two places the cluing was a little liberal but with hindsight I … Read more >>

Just my luck! Two offerings from Cinephile within three days and both on days when I am scheduled for the blog. However, it was again an enjoyable challenge and a thematic element emerged. The … Read more >>