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From FT 23rd June 2008 Common abbreviations used dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade * = anagram Definitely an easy … Read more >>

A rare visit to the FT from the intriguingly-named Phssthpok. A well-balanced offering with some nice touches and a gentle smattering of intra-grid cross references. Feels like just the kind of puzzle that … Read more >>

The top right corner of this puzzle was hard going for me. I particularly found 11A, 13A and 5D challenging and I do not understand how 8D works. Then I was totally stumped … Read more >>

I found this puzzle quite tricky, and a complete contrast from yesterday’s yawn.  There were a good number of colloquialisms, but some clever twists and one or two clues  which defeated me, q.v … Read more >>

A puzzle where no clue poses any especial difficulty. I solved 21dn first even as my eye took it in.  I got 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 17 and 24 in the Down … Read more >>

Sorry for the delay – the crossword was only accessible to me this morning. Rather a lot of anagrams, I thought. ACROSS 1.    VISAGE  – (vie, to include sag) 4.    AMBIENCE  – (Ambi-val-ence … Read more >>

In the interests of timely publication, I’ve kept annotations to a minimum today.  Nothing too untoward here, although the repeated use of “shock”=hair seems a touch gratuitous, and a couple of the single … Read more >>

So, I am getting to know Falcon now. This was a little more difficult than the few of his I have done before. Clue 5A in particular took me a while. Across 1. … Read more >>

Common abbreviations used dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade * = anagram I really hope we can get the FT … Read more >>

From FT Monday 16 June 2008 Common abbreviations used dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade * = anagram Across 1 … Read more >>

Two surprises. The puzzle was uploaded much earlier than usual. The setter appears to be new, for I have not encountered the person before. The setter’s psudonym does not figure in the list somewhere … Read more >>

Common abbreviations used dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade * = anagram An extremely easy puzzle which shouldn’t take much … Read more >>

Common abbreviations used dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade * = anagram Quite a challenging puzzle with many varied devices. … Read more >>

An easy Mudd this time around. 19D was the only clue that stumped me for a while. Across 1. HOPPER – [c]HOPPER 4. SCHOONER – CH (companion) in SOONER (rather) 9. READER – … Read more >>

Always gratifying to lock horns with Monk on his all too infrequent FT appearances. Fortuitously, I seemed to be on a similar wavelength to him today, which isn’t always the case. Also, solving 19A … Read more >>