Posted by manehi on February 16th, 2012
Struggled with this even after getting 2,18 and then 7,5 quickly. In the end had to use the online “Cheat” button for 12ac. Favourite clue was 6dn.
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Posted by Ringo on February 16th, 2012
It’s a bright, springlike morning, and this – for me, anyway – was a bright, springlike puzzle, dispensed with before the coffee was cold but no less enjoyable for that. The art and football references were the icing on the bun.
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Posted by John on February 16th, 2012
Yet again, because of the vagaries of randomness, Anax has to put up with my inability to parse his clever clues. There are I’m afraid one or two that I just can’t understand, and this is obviously my fault, because all the rest of them are very good. There is virtually no point at which I raise an eyebrow and as always the crossword is excellent.
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Posted by Sil van den Hoek on February 16th, 2012
Monday Prize Crossword/Feb 6
In my previous blog (on Mudd’s Prize Crossword) I gave my opinion on the use of ‘double definitions’ (not my favourite device, indeed) and see, here is Dante to do me a favour with a real overdose (8+) of that device ….. 
. And only one cryptic definition!
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Posted by Pete Maclean on February 16th, 2012
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Posted by PeeDee on February 15th, 2012
I finished this quickly, though at the time if felt quite difficult - ’easy but hard’ would be my summary. A very enjoyable solve, thank you Cinephile.
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Posted by Stella on February 15th, 2012
This is Paul at his best, with great clues, a fun theme and nicely intertwined references. It took a while to hit on the theme, but once the penny dropped it all fell out nicely, apart from a couple that are not quite up my street.
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Posted by Bertandjoyce on February 15th, 2012
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Posted by kenmac on February 15th, 2012
Phew what a workout! I just hope Schadenfreude derived a lot of “freude” from everyone’s’ “schade!” However, I got there in the end.
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Posted by kenmac on February 14th, 2012
Hi,
Just putting the feelers out to see if there is enough interest in meeting up somewhere in Ireland. Having been at the one in Birmingham last summer and having a great time.
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Posted by RatkojaRiku on February 14th, 2012
For me at least, this puzzle took longer to solve than the average Scorpion, and I will need some input from fellow solvers to explain one or two clues.
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Posted by jetdoc on February 14th, 2012
I am posting this on behalf of Alan Connor, who writes the crossword blog in the Guardian. Rufus’s 80th birthday is coming up very soon (next week, in fact). If you love Rufus (or Dante etc) puzzles (perhaps because they gave you a way in to cryptic crosswords), here’s your chance to put your appreciation on record as part of a birthday tribute:
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Posted by scchua on February 14th, 2012
Tuesday is the start of the week for FT crosswords, and hence usually a warm-up exercise for later in the week. Thanks Armonie, for this one – some nice surfaces. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Picture set at the bottom has an unidentified link to the crossword.
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Posted by Uncle Yap on February 14th, 2012
Another cleverly spun web of intrigue and verbal artifice from our Spider Lady.
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Posted by scchua on February 13th, 2012
Thanks Orlando for a staple Quiptic – cryptic definitions, double definitions, some cryptic too, and not too complex charades and anagrams. Elegantly straightforward clues, but still enjoyable. Definitions are underlined in the clues. The pictures have unidentified links with the crossword – hint: there are 5 pairs and 2 singles, though all of them have been arranged in no particular order.
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Posted by Eileen on February 13th, 2012
Not quite so many cryptic definitions this morning, which will please those who don’t like them, but plenty of the characteristic double definitions and some excellent anagrams in this fun puzzle to start the week. Many thanks, Rufus!
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Posted by NealH on February 13th, 2012
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism
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Posted by Jed on February 12th, 2012
Usual delightful variety to extend the vocabulary – 5d is one such. Once flew with 24a – there was a fly buzzing on the plane and we were served lukewarm, brown lemonade.
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Posted by Pierre on February 12th, 2012
I blogged the Hypnos Sunday puzzle last month and enjoyed it, and I enjoyed this one too; but I found it just as tricky, especially the NE corner. I need help with one, please.
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Posted by PeterO on February 12th, 2012
A typical Everyman – nothing too elaborate, well-constructed and varied clues, with the odd bit of general knowledge thrown in, which should be gettable even if you are not the general who knows it.
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Posted by Andrew on February 12th, 2012
I was a little apprehensive when I saw that the blogging cycle had delivered me a jigsaw puzzle, because these tend to need a lot of “cold-solving” of clues before any progress can be made. Fortunately a combination of some gentle clueing and early success in fitting some answers into the grid meant that it turned out to be not much more difficult than an average non-special Azed, and probably easier than some.
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Posted by Mister Sting on February 11th, 2012
This was magnificent. A great theme, well executed. Many thanks to… well, to whom, exactly?
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Posted by Eileen on February 11th, 2012
For me, this was the most enjoyable Prize puzzle for ages. Some clues kept me guessing, as they should, in a Prize, but they were all quite clear in the end, after a few blind alleys, red herrings and wild goose chases.
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Posted by mc_rapper67 on February 11th, 2012
What the Hell?! I know it is a Nimrod, but I didn’t expect the Spanish Inquisition!… A veritable tour-de-force from a master of the dark arts of cruciverbalism…a multi-layered thematic (and anniversarial?) puzzle to fry the mind, and sort the saints from the sinners…
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Posted by Jed on February 10th, 2012
An intelligent and varied offering from the Don. Struggled to find the cryptic nature of 16down unless it’s tongue-in-cheek?
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