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Monday Prize Crossword/Jan 7 A Crux puzzle which – rather unusual for this setter – had quite a few cross references. An overall enjoyable solve, but not one of Crux’s very best. Ah … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 5, 2012 I have come to like Bradman’s puzzles a lot but, when first faced with one, I still sometimes get a little nervous because … Read more >>

Quite tricky but with a couple of easy starters to get me going, thanks IO. I really messed this up, first by mistakenly writing the solution to 4dn in the grid at 10dn, … Read more >>

A very slightly harder Armonie today, but good.  Thanks Armonie.  I noted the number of repeated words in the clues: “beer”(1a/12a), “girl”(14a/21a), “speed”(11a/22a), “knight”(2d/4d), “number”(7d/8d), “nothing”(11a/28a), and wondered if it was deliberate?  If … Read more >>

Smooth work out to start the day         Across 1 CORRESPONDENCE dd 10 CLEAN (complete) hidden in [mira]CLE AN[tedote] 11 DISMANTLE (strip) DI (princess) (LAMENTS)* 12 CHANNEL dd 13 TEMPERA … Read more >>

I don’t think I’ve blogged a Gurney puzzle before (though I’ve come across him as Raich in the Indie). This turned out to be a speedy, enjoyable solve. At the very easiest end … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Dec 31 After the excitement of last week’s Carte Rosée, this FT puzzle (celebrating the end of the year 2012) was Dante as we all know him:  smooth and friendly.  And … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of December 29, 2012 I made a good start on this puzzle, completing most of the upper half, then took a long time to finish the rest. … Read more >>

Interesting and varied puzzle from Cinephile – a good level of general knowledge required to solve as usual.  Thank you Cinephile. Hold the mouse pointer over any clue number to read the clue. Across … Read more >>

It is a long time since my last FT blog – first I was off, then the FT was off for Christmas and New Year.  Thanks to PeterO and PeeDee for standing in, … Read more >>

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 >>

Good morning, and a happy New Year to the lot of you! This was a challenging solve to start 2013 (the traditional thick New Year head-cold didn’t help): some pretty tortuous clueing, I … Read more >>

We were told that: “Each of the 26 pairs of clues leads to solutions beginning with the letter indicated. In each pair one of the clues leads to a thematic solution, though no … Read more >>

Apologies for the late post today.  Any help with 20dn? Gozo crosswords are on a subject, I think of them as lessons in Crossword School.  Today we are having games.  I found this quick … Read more >>