Financial Times 14,040 by PHSSTHPOK
For some reason there was no blog for the FT yesterday, so here is my effort… Hold the mouse pointer over any clue number to read the clue. Across 1 EUROSCEPTIC (OCCUPIER SET)* … Read more >>
Never knowingly undersolved
For some reason there was no blog for the FT yesterday, so here is my effort… Hold the mouse pointer over any clue number to read the clue. Across 1 EUROSCEPTIC (OCCUPIER SET)* … Read more >>
Quite an easy one today. Enjoyable, but I would have liked something more to get my teeth into. Thanks Gozo 😉 Hold the mouse pointer over any clue number to read the clue. … Read more >>
I found this difficult. I got off to a flying start, filling half the grid in no time, but then ground to a complete halt. After that it was hard going all the way to … Read more >>
My apologies for the late posting, by some strange human/computer malfunction that I have still not fathomed I managed to delete the entire blog just before posting and had to start again from … Read more >>
Another great crossword from Araucaria. In my paper copy of the Saturday Guardian the wrong crossword was printed (yet again) so I got this one from the Guardian website. I’ve said this before, but … Read more >>
I really enjoyed this one, a proper workout for the grey matter. For a while I thought I was going to have to publish the blog with a couple of clues still unsolved, but … Read more >>
Enjoyable and straightforward with a broad range of devices but nothing too obscure. Hold the mouse pointer over any clue number to read the clue. Across 1 TRIPPY I (one, roman numeral) Popping Pills … Read more >>
I found this difficult, there is one clue I still have no idea about. Very enjoyable regardless, solved with much use of the dictionary. Thank you Monk. Yet again I fail to spot the … Read more >>
Easy for some. Old timers with find this easy, more of a ‘write in’ than a solve. However, I would not say this is an easy crossword for everyone as there are some obscure words … Read more >>
As it was a bank holiday weekend I was really looking forward to another Araucaria special, but sadly it was not to be. This offering was enjoyable enough, though took up rather less … Read more >>
I have not seen Loroso before, so it was nice to get something new. Not too difficult, but elegant. I liked his clueing style, no stray words or dodgy definitions here. Hold the … Read more >>
Very enjoyable, I found a few of these clues quite tricky. The clue writing is watertight. There were several places where I thought that some of the clues were a bit iffy, but each … Read more >>
A pretty straightforward puzzle today, very enjoyable nonetheless. Thank you Cinephile. Hold the mouse pointer over any clue number to read the clue. Across 1 ALLIGATOR sounds like “alley gaitor” (passage and legwear) … Read more >>
A very enjoyable crossword, a lot easier to write the answers than to explain why they are are correct. Crosswords from Monk usually have some clever theme worked into the grid, hidden words, pangrams etc … Read more >>
Great stuff! After some easy puzzles during the week we have this really solid challenge for the Easter weekend. I thought this one was harder than the usual holiday specials from Araucaria. There were not … Read more >>