FT

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 2, 2007 This puzzle struck me as a classic Cincinnus, fairly easy but very elegant. Across 1. APPENDIX. Figure it out; it’s lovely. 5, 26. … Read more >>

Pretty tough. I haven’t got a convincing answer for 14D, I can’t work out the wordplay for the long clue and I needed Google to get 15D. Across 1 S.E,WAGE – overseas solvers … Read more >>

Solving time : 21 mins approx Solving this crossword at 6pm here in San Francisco was interrupted by, of all things, a Scottish pipe and drum band playing outside my window. Across 1,4 … Read more >>

Solving time : about 30 mins with phone calls interrupting This is my first FT blog. All week the FT online site has been one day behind with the crossword and I was … Read more >>

A very enjoyable puzzle from Jason with a few top-notch clues and a couple of nice ideas. Not too tricky either. Across 9 (CHESS I TRY)* 12 ETERNAL – I don’t think I’ve … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 26, 2007 I am particularly pleased when I open my FT to find a puzzle by Cinephile. Often his puzzles have hidden themes that make … Read more >>

As is the case with his Guardian puzzles, Cinephile (aka Araucaria) often includes a thematic element or array in his FT publications. This particular puzzle was made slightly less tractable than usual by … Read more >>

We start our FT blogging with a nice and easy puzzle from Highlander. I’m not the world’s quickest solver but I think I managed this in something like 7-8 minutes. I haven’t commented … Read more >>

From today, we shall be blogging the Financial Times puzzles. We may not be able to cover every day of the week as we don’t yet have enough volunteers but hopefully this will … Read more >>

We would like to start including the Financial Times puzzles in this blog. The FT puzzle is set by many of the same people that also set the Independent and Guardian crosswords, and … Read more >>