Not as straightforward as I first thought. Some witty and tricky parses even where the solutions looked like write-ins. Good puzzle. Oh, and I’ve gone back to including a grid until told otherwise. You have been warned.
Grant Baynham
Financial Times 15,604 by GAFF
Tough stuff and a nice theme from Gaff this Tuesday morning.
Financial Times 15,598 by ARMONIE
Good puzzle. A notch up from Tuesday’s normal degree-of-difficulty and welcome for that.
Financial Times 15,586 by PHSSTHPOK
Spoiler alert. 8 Down is RESIDED, the only easy clue in the grid. The rest you’ll have to fight tooth-and-nail for. Corking puzzle today.
Financial Times 15,580 by HAMILTON
I struggled a bit with this, and not for reasons of personal slow-wittedness, for once.
Financial Times 15,574 by ARMONIE
Quite a stiff challenge for a Tuestay FT from Armonie and I’m sorry but you’ll have to make up your own answers…
Financial Times 15,568 by CRUX
Quick and painless from Crux this morning, though not without some wit and style.
Financial Times 15,562 by SAYANG
Our setter’s roots are showing this morning…
Financial Times 15,556 by FLIMSY
A new setter to me this morning.
Financial Times 15,550 by ARMONIE
Very brisk solve today, the surfaces all unforced and faultless.
Financial Times 15,538 by CRUX
People, you should try this. The Tuesday FT can be a bit ho-hum but today, Crux has produced a little masterpiece. If you can access it, trust me, there are at least half-a-dozen way-hay moments. No theme, no tricks, not at all hard, just pretty and with moments of beauty.
Financial Times 15,532 by GURNEY
Straightforward Tuesday fare from Gurney and some fun Googling opportunities, including for one answer I’m not entirely sure of.
Financial Times 15,526 by NEO
A stylish puzzle frpm Neo, not too taxing but some witty wordplay in the surfaces.
Financial Times 15,515 by CRUX
For the second week running, a single (unfair?) clue detained me as long as the rest of the puzzle…
Financial Times 15,509 by HAMILTON
A steady solve, with a couple of Hamilton’s trademark long anagrams.