FT

From Monday Prize Puzzle on 22 September 2008 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = … Read more >>

It wasn’t too difficult to spot this week’s theme! (as if we haven’t seen enough water this summer 🙂 A couple of the rivers are a little obscure but easy enough to determine … Read more >>

The puzzle didn’t pose much difficulty. For me the bottom left corner was the last to fall. Across 1 NICETIES  – nice,ties 5 RUSTIC  – (citrus)* 10 PENAL  – pen,a,l 11 OVERDRAWN – two def. – In the online version, there … Read more >>

Across 1 WIN,NIP,E.G. – “nip”=arrest is new to me. I guess it’s a tamer version of “nab” 6 GORGON – (no grog)< 9 C[-h]AMBER 10 LOO(S)E,NED 12 SCEPTICISM – (MEP’s critics)* – r … Read more >>

Some interesting clues this morning, and the left bottom corner gave me pause.  27d particularly troublesome. ACROSS 1.     CORNET – (c-or-net) 4.     KEYBOARD – key board – cryptic definition. Board as in board … Read more >>

The Weekend Prize Puzzle from 13 September 2008 It must be obvious that I am fairly good at FT puzzles but I am not a particularly fast solver. It does happen once in … Read more >>

From Monday Prize Puzzle on 15 September 2008 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = … Read more >>

A themed offering from Cinephile today with the instruction that ‘the parts share the stage’. This meant that having determined the first character (in my case Marcellus) the rest were relatively easy to … Read more >>

An enjoyable crossword with a couple of clues having intricate elements in wordplay. Since I began blogging here, this is the third Neo puzzle that I solved, the other two being 12719 and … Read more >>

Generally straightforward and quite enjoyable today.  One new word for me , 27a, and a couple of slightly suspect explanations, 25a and22a.  I await illumination, from Geoff or Eileen perhaps??  ACROSS 1.     TUNELESS … Read more >>

I don’t think I have ever completed an FT quite so quickly, the answers just seemed to enter themselves. Some of the clues felt so familiar that I began to wonder if an … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword 8th September 2008 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram Another … Read more >>

An uninspiring puzzle this week with a couple of fine clues and a few that I find questionable. Across 1. ROUND TABLE – double definition 6. MINI – [ad]MINI[ster]. I did not originally … Read more >>

A puzzle of two halves for me. Gliding through the early stages, before having to shift down a couple of gears to negotiate a few uphill  stretches towards the end.  Aardvark plays a … Read more >>

Unlike last Tuesday I could do this puzzle – all but four – within 30 minutes. The others might come after I give the crossie a rest but my blog can’t wait indefinitely. Others … Read more >>