Never knowingly undersolved
Mostly straightforward, as we expect from this setter, though there were a couple of clues that held me up a little. Thanks to Vulcan. A slightly unusual feature of the puzzle is that … Read more >>
Thank you to Carpathian. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 9. Old private moving around Europe working (9) OPERATIVE : O(abbrev. for “old”) + anagram of(… moving) PRIVATE containing(around) E(abbrev. for “Europe”). … Read more >>
The February edition of the monthly topically themed puzzle. Find it on the FT website to download and print or solve online, or via the smartphone app.
The puzzle is available to download or solve online here.
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/4035.
A couple of typos appear to have crept in to this week’s puzzle.
We got off to a slow start on this one because we put the wrong answer in for 9ac. Once we realised our error, things fell neatly into place.
When I opened my paper last Saturday morning and saw a new name on the puzzle, my heart fluttered – and then sank a little at the prospect of an unexpected and unknown … Read more >>
Puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 17, 2024
There are two clue references to ‘ex-PM’s, but thankfully neither of them is a BoJo, and Cyclops bids ‘no Trumps’ as well…his New Year’s resolution seems to be holding!
There is a quotation around the perimeter missing ‘Ceaselessly’ and extra letters in down clues give an instruction. A pretty straight forward EV this week – some uncommon words but nothing too difficult … Read more >>
An interesting challenge from JASON this Friday. One clue where I am still scratching my head.
It’s Phiday again.
A tough challenge, as we expect from this setter, with some tricky parsing to work out. All fair, though, and satisfying to finish. Thanks to Vlad. Across 9 SEX WORKER IT professional? … Read more >>
Thank you to Paul. Definitions are underlined in the clues. (Excuse me for the lateness of the blog.) Across 1. Stop key piercing skin (7) RESCIND : ESC(… for “escape”, a key on … Read more >>