Turbolegs – Page 35 – Fifteensquared

Financial Times 15081 by BRADMAN

Fri November 6, 2015 at 8:30 am by Turbolegs

Apologies for the brevity. Rushed for time. Thanks Bradman for a pleasant challenge.

Financial Times 15075 by PETO

Fri October 30, 2015 at 1:34 pm by Turbolegs

An absolute treat from Peto, thanks to whom, for a challenge that had me tied up in all sorts of knots. There are times when a solver / blogger feels privileged/fortunate to have drawn an ace puzzle from an ace setter – this is one such time.

Financial Times 15069 by WANDERER

Fri October 23, 2015 at 8:29 am by Turbolegs

Another terrific challenge from Wanderer, thanks to whom, for a pleasurable and delightfully interesting joust. Fantastically cryptic clues liberally sprinkled with a touch of commonplace door-openers as well.

Financial Times 15063 by BRADMAN

Fri October 16, 2015 at 9:07 am by Turbolegs

An intriguing challenge from Bradman, thanks to whom for a busy Friday morning. I got through the right half of the grid pretty quickly but then had to plod through the remainder. 13ac I believe has a typo in the solution and a couple of other clues could have been ‘stronger’ in my opinion. Overall, a satisfactory start to Friday crossword solving!

Financial Times 15,057 by PETO

Fri October 9, 2015 at 2:26 am by Turbolegs

Greetings from the San Francisco Airport. A relatively straightforward challenge from Peto with a workable-mix of uncommon parsings that kept the interest well alive. Had to confirm the deconstruction for a couple of solutions on google but otherwise a pleasant warm-up kind of puzzle.

Financial Times 15,051 by BRADMAN

Fri October 2, 2015 at 2:31 pm by Turbolegs

It felt like Bradman has been possessed by Io. This has got to be the toughest Bradman challenge I have had to deal with yet. Cant say I enjoyed it much, especially since I had to use external help that I keenly loathe. Nevertheless, I do hope other solvers did good justice and had a better time than I did in cracking this.

Financial Times 15,045 by FALCON

Fri September 25, 2015 at 2:58 am by Turbolegs

An easy pleasant challenge from Falcon. Recommended for beginners on the FT grids. Straightforward with a dash of inventive cluing. Thanks Falcon.

Financial Times 15,039 by GAFF

Fri September 18, 2015 at 5:44 am by Turbolegs

A good fun Gaffle this Friday. Thanks to Gaff for yet another twisted challenge, albeit on the easier side relative to some of his earlier work that I have encountered. Quite a few subtraction anagrams in this one. Progress was slow and steady with the SW corner holding me up in the homestretch. Parsing for 15ac continues to elude me.

Financial Times 15,033 by HAMILTON

Fri September 11, 2015 at 3:44 am by Turbolegs

Been a while since I saw Hamilton on a Friday. Today’s FT challenge was meaty, refreshing and in parts, fiendish. I had to refer to googling to confirm a couple of my solutions, and still have one clue whose complete parsing eludes me. In all, a very welcome challenge so thanks to Hamilton.

Financial Times 15,027 by MAGWITCH

Fri September 4, 2015 at 3:42 am by Turbolegs

An “efficient” puzzle from Magwitch this Friday. Served as a good warm-up for the rest of the day to follow. 🙂 Thanks Maggie – for the usual.

Financial Times 15,021 by BRADMAN

Fri August 28, 2015 at 6:43 am by Turbolegs

A nice meaty challenge from Bradman today. Straightforward and for most part, cleanly clued – I have 2 clues which I did have a wee problem with. An enjoyable solve and a good start to the Friday morning.

Financial Times 15,015 by CHALMIE

Fri August 21, 2015 at 7:04 amFri August 21, 2015 at 5:02 am by Turbolegs

An enjoyable, relatively straightforward puzzle from Chalmie, thanks to whom for a good Friday morning workout. I caught on to the theme pretty quickly and that lead me on a couple of wild goose chases where Chalmie had been devious in his misdirection. Overall, a fun puzzle and ideal for solvers moving beyond the beginners stage.

Financial Times 15,003 by MAGWITCH

Fri August 7, 2015 at 7:25 pmFri August 7, 2015 at 9:54 am by Turbolegs

Greetings from Copenhagen!! A pleasurable challenge from Magwitch today. Needed perseverance on a few clues to parse right but nothing to really bother. Thanks Magwitch for yet another treat !!

Financial Times 14,997 by GAFF

Fri July 31, 2015 at 4:11 pmFri July 31, 2015 at 1:34 pm by Turbolegs

A really tricky one from Gaff that had me go from making steady progress to grinding to a halt five clues away from a complete solve. I tried to search for a Nina somewhere as is common with Gaff’s puzzles but without much success. All in all , a good work out – and a well-deserved thanks to Gaff for stretching me out today.