Financial Times 13,177 / Cinephile
Another one of Cinephile’s ‘X has the same meaning …..’, this time it was ‘P’ for ‘peaks’, made easier for me having climbed all but one of them in my youth. Some typical Cinephile … Read more >>
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Financial Times 13,172 / Mudd
Some people may be unhappy with one or two of the definitions (eg 12a & 6d) and the number of double/cryptic definitions but I enjoyed this puzzle because in each corner there were … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,171 / Gozo
Some very easy clues in today’s puzzle in which all the across answers were items of clothing. I was held up briefly towards the end having confidently put in ‘stocks’ (an archaic term … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,166 / Sleuth
A pangrammatic puzzle today with a good mixture of clue types. A minor quibble with 31a in that both ‘beaten’ and ‘beeton’ could be entered into the grid and, depending upon how one … Read more >>
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May I please remind contributors to this site of the Discussion Policy regarding multiple identities. These are not allowed. There have been several cases recently where people have posted comments under different names. Those … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,165 / Monk
A most enjoyable challenge from Monk today though I wasn’t too happy with the clue for 1d which seemed a little lazy. There are many words consisting of only the first seven letters … Read more >>
Azed 1,942
Apologies for the late appearance of this analysis and for the lack of any real comment. I cannot remember too much about this puzzle having completed many more crosswords in the time between … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 875 – No Complaints by Hypnos
A reasonably quick solve for this one, then a lot of head scratching trying to parse 17d and 26d. This was greatly helped once I had realised the theme and could complete the … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,160 / Flimsy
Smiffy is on holiday so we will not be seeing his cheerful avatar for a couple of weeks. Nothing particularly difficult or outstanding in today’s puzzle and I got a feeling of déjà vu … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,159 / Cinephile
A mixed bag today with some old chestnuts (eg 12a, 2d & 22d), a relatively modern reference (4d) and some clues that are typical Cinephile (eg 1d & 6d). I have a question … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,153 – Aardvark
I will provide a breakdown of this puzzle if/when it appears on the FT website. Analysis added 14/8/2009. Some very good clues in this one. Across 1 SURREALIST SURRE[y] (south-eastern county snubbed) A … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,146 / Satori
A fine challenge from Sartori today with some good surfaces and some clues that I found nicely misleading on the first pass through. I have a minor quibble with 7d, and a couple … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 872 – Spinneroosms by Salamanca
In the asterisked clues the wordplay for the grid entry gave a Spoonerism of the answer suggested by the definition. The normal clues were for the most part (too) easy, though some (presumably) … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,142 / Sleuth
Smiffy has been sidetracked by some unforeseen commitments so apologies for the lateness of this post. A straightforward solve today with all but about four answers being entered on the first pass through … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,141 / Cinephile
After last Wednesday’s romp, this week’s Cinephile, though easy in places, proved to be more of a challenge. One clue (24a) has defeated me completely so far and I have been unable to … Read more >>