Agentzero

A very nice seasonal offering from Dante/Rufus.  Favourite clues were 15 across and 5 down. Across 1 WREATH  *(THE RAW) 4 BREAKS UP I see that school holidays are a “break,” but beyond … Read more >>

A nice outing from Neo, with his usual twists and turns.  I especially liked 5 and 22 across, 6 and 24 down. Across 1 TARIFF A R[upee] in TIFF (argument) 5 SACK RACE … Read more >>

Apologies to all — I filled in the grid to this last night, posted it as a draft meaning to complete the blog this morning, got busy at work and forgot all about … Read more >>

A new setter, or a new pseudonym for an established setter who is new to the FT? I’m not sure, although there is something vaguely familiar about the style–reminiscent of both Armonie (the … Read more >>

No shortage of cleverness here!  Some of these clues needed a second (or third) look before I could be sure I had parsed them correctly.  My clear favourite is 17 down: natural surface, … Read more >>

An enjoyable, not too difficult puzzle today.  There seems to be a word missing in 22 across.  Laughed at 23 down, which is risque to American ears, at least.  My favorite clue of … Read more >>

A quick solve from Neo today.  Nothing especially commentworthy, but I enjoyed 21 across and 15 down, among others. Across 8 AGOUTI OUT (in the open) in A GI (an American soldier) 9 … Read more >>

Loroso, aka Anax, makes infrequent visits to the FT crossword page that are always welcome.  This was a terrific puzzle, with plenty of misdirection and clever wordplay, as well as a set of … Read more >>

A quick solve today. I download the FT crossword just after 7 pm New York time, and solve it on the train ride out of Manhattan. This one fell before we crossed the … Read more >>

This was a challenge for me: more difficult than the usual Tuesday FT fare. However, Alberich has rewarded our efforts with a very clever puzzle. Particularly nice were several clues in which … … Read more >>

Some good stuff here; 2 down and 3 down are lovely discoveries. Across 1 CLASSICAL LASS (girl) in CI (Channel Islands) + CAL (state) 6 COPRA OP. (work) in *(CAR) 9 CHAPATI CHAP … Read more >>

A few new words for me today: 19 across and 20 down. Fortunately for me the wordplay was straightforward in both cases. Favourite clue of the day was 4 across.  12 across is … Read more >>

Nothing too tough here, except that the explanation for 3 down eludes me.  5 down was amusing, and many of the clues had fine surfaces. Across 1 MARSHLANDS MARS (alien planet) H (hard) … Read more >>

The following analysis was kindly supplied by John D French in comment #1, who remarked “Ah! The advantage of FT paper”. Many thanks John. Gaufrid. Agentzero originally posted the following placeholder: “The link on … Read more >>

A straightforward puzzle today from Neo, nothing too difficult.  18 down made me smile and I liked 24 down, among others. Across 1 FIRST-CLASS MAIL *(RACIST SAM FILLS) 10 AMUSE AM (morning) USE … Read more >>