Financial Times 14,202 by Falcon
Enjoyable puzzle Across 1 COWSLIP rabbit in Watership Down COW (heifer) SLIP (lose footing) 5 DECAMP leave suddenly D[e]E CAMP (affected) 8 SNODGRASS Thomas Jefferson DONS< (fellow aback) GRASS … Read more >>
Jed
Beelzebub 1190
Fiendishly difficult – hidden festive greeting given after the answers ‘Where letters clash, enter both (Across then Down) to get our wish for you’ Across 1 Crazy with rage? … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,197 by Bradman
Absolute corker – especially 15down Across 1 APPOSITE suitable A P (quiet) PO (river) SITE (location) 5 SPELLS dd 9 ABEYANCE suspension ANC (African party) in A B (British) … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,196 by Armonie
Fine fare Across 1 INDISCREET (tactless) (CRETIN DIES)* 7 SAFE dd 9 STAG (animal) T[hreatened] in SAG (decline) 10 ASTOUNDING (shocking) [h]OUND (‘arry) in STING (scam) 11 SCREEN (guard) … Read more >>
Independent 8173 by Quixote
Festive fare from the Don Across 1 MASS dd 3 HAVERSACKS bags AVERS (states) in HACKS (cuts) 9 SKIABLE (IS BLEAK)* 11 EXACTOR demanding person EX ACTOR 12… Once … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,193 by Sleuth
Clever stuff Across 9 SCROUNGER sponge SC scilicet – namely [l]OUNGER couch minus L left 10 UNTIL before UNLIT dark L and T swapped 11 AMIABLE friendly AM assembly member … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,187 by Hamilton
Tricky – 23 across still not resolved Across 9 INSTRUMENTALIST one who plays IN at home STRU[t] swagger MENTALIST mind reader? 10 ALIGN co-ordinate sounds like A LINE (12 … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1188
Plenty to test your wits in here Across 1 Defender found round rear of park changed opinion BACKTRACKED BACK defender [par]K in TRACED found 12 Sick sailor aboard naval … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,181 by Falcon
Straightforward and well defined Across 1 GRANDMASTER (top chess player) grand (magnificent) master (teacher) 7 ORB (round object) hidden in [convey]OR B[elt] 9 METRO (subway) T (time) in (ROME)* … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,175 by Bradman
Masterly Across 1 ARACHNOPHOBE (like Miss Muffet) (CHA CHA OR IN BOP)* 9 ALOOFLY (keeping apart from) LOO (toilet) in A FLY (insect) 10 RAINBOW (array of colours) … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1186
A real vocabulary enhancer Across 1 Like grapevines, possibly making four figures FRUGIFEROUS (fruit-bearing) (FOUR FIGURES)* 10 Top money secured by expert ACME M (money) in ACE (expert) 11 Horse … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,169 by Mudd
Absolutely brilliant Across 1 BUTTERSCOTCH (sweet) BUTTER (goat) SCOTCH (drink) 10 RECITAL (performance) (CLEAR IT)* 11 TORONTO (Canadian city) OR (gold) in TONTO (Lone Ranger brave) 12 WHIRR (turn) first … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,163 by Alberich
Highly recommended Across 1 BLACKCAP (bird) black cap worn by judge giving death sentence 6 PLACID (composed) P (piano) C[oncerto] I in LAD (youth) 9 COSMOS (world) COSMO[politan] S (second) … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1184
Another fiendishly clever challenge Across 1 Sensitive plant, one very demure, retiring MIMOSA (sensitive plant) A (one) SO (very) MIM (demure) < (retiring) 5 Phone working two ways when fixed … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,157 by Bradman
Typical high quality Across 1 LOGISTICAL (organisational) ITS< in LOGICAL (rational) 7 SHED (outside building) SHE (that woman) D (died) 9 INKY (very dark) IN Kentucky 10 LATENT HEAT dd … Read more >>