C G Rishikesh

Not too easy, not too hard. For this puzzle I took full thirty minutes and a little more. After some crossings were in, I got the long perimeter entries at 1ac and 26ac … Read more >>

Just a glance at the clues and I realised that, as one coming after weekend and prize puzzles, this crossword is a piece of cake. So I adopted a different approach to my … Read more >>

The puzzle didn’t pose much difficulty. For me the bottom left corner was the last to fall. Across 1 NICETIES  – nice,ties 5 RUSTIC  – (citrus)* 10 PENAL  – pen,a,l 11 OVERDRAWN – two def. – In the online version, there … Read more >>

An enjoyable crossword with a couple of clues having intricate elements in wordplay. Since I began blogging here, this is the third Neo puzzle that I solved, the other two being 12719 and … Read more >>

Unlike last Tuesday I could do this puzzle – all but four – within 30 minutes. The others might come after I give the crossie a rest but my blog can’t wait indefinitely. Others … Read more >>

I have been blogging here on FT crossword every Tuesday for the past six months. Usually, as my readers will know,  I have been completing or very nearly completing the day’s grid. But … Read more >>

Late blog because of late uploading of puzzle. Some clues may have familiar wordplay but the puzzle on the whole is enjoyable. Across 1 BETRAY – bet, ray –  to ‘betray’ is not … Read more >>

I completed left top corner first and then the right top. At the end of the allotted time, some gaps existed in the left bottom corner (22a, 29a, 18d). 26d was also yet … 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 >>

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 >>

We know the words ‘enunciate’ and ‘announce’ but not many of us may be familiar with the one at 6d. However, it’s obtainable easily from wordplay. Seasoned solvers will get all the other … Read more >>

I solved Ac 7,10,12,15,18,20,24,25,29 when I had to move to the Dn set where I got 6,7,8,15,25,16,19,29 before all the others. The top left corner was the last to be completed. Last Tuesday … Read more >>

This crossword was not uploaded in time so I could not write my blog earlier. The top left quadrant proved a little difficult in that it contains two unusual words from the world … Read more >>

I downloaded the crossword and solved most of it quickly. However, I was called away from home and was back only at about 7 p.m. IST. At that time the bottom left corner … Read more >>