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Pete Maclean

I am a Brit who resides in Portugal and is retired from the software business. I have been doing the FT Weekend crossword regularly for something like 40 years and do others only rarely. I have been blogging the FT Weekend puzzle here for close to 20 years.

Financial Times 15,590 by Gaff

Fri July 14, 2017 at 4:24 pmThu July 13, 2017 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 1, 2017

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Financial Times 15,584 by Mudd

Mon July 10, 2017 at 10:04 amThu July 6, 2017 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 24, 2017 Mudd manages four uses of ‘game’ in this puzzle — almost a theme!  My clue of the week is 20d (THANK YOU) and … Read more >>

Categories FT 5 Comments

Financial Times 15,578 by Rosa Klebb

Fri June 30, 2017 at 6:02 pmThu June 29, 2017 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 17, 2017 My clue of the week is 28a (SLUGGARD) followed by a clever hidden-worder, 15d (WITHERING).  Other standouts are 12a (BELLYACHE), 24a (EERIE), and … Read more >>

Categories FT 5 Comments

Financial Times 15,572 by Mudd

Thu June 22, 2017 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 10, 2017

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Categories FT 8 Comments

Financial Times 15,566 by Gaff

Mon July 31, 2017 at 12:25 pmThu June 15, 2017 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 3, 2017

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Categories FT 7 Comments

Financial Times 15,560 by Goliath

Thu June 8, 2017 at 5:31 amThu June 8, 2017 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 27, 2017

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Categories FT 9 Comments

Financial Times 15,554 by Mudd

Thu June 1, 2017 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 20, 2017

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Financial Times 15,548 by Rosa Klebb

Thu May 25, 2017 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 13, 2017

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Financial Times 15,542 by Mudd

Thu May 18, 2017 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 6, 2017

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Financial Times 15,536 by Redshank

Thu May 11, 2017 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 29, 2017 I found this a slightly difficult puzzle, especially in the top-left corner.  My clue of the week is 18a (SERENADE) which may qualify … Read more >>

Categories FT 6 Comments

Financial Times 15,530 by Goliath

Fri May 5, 2017 at 1:37 amThu May 4, 2017 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 22, 2017

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Categories FT 4 Comments

Financial Times 15,524 by Mudd

Fri April 28, 2017 at 5:27 pmThu April 27, 2017 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize Weekend puzzle from the FT of April 15, 2017

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Categories FT 1 Comment

Financial Times 15,519 by Rosa Klebb

Thu April 20, 2017 at 5:17 pmThu April 20, 2017 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 8, 2017 Another gem from Ms. Klebb! My clue of the week is 18d (AVIATRIX) and I also applaud 1a (MAHOGANY), 21a (WINNOW), 23a (AQUITAINE), … Read more >>

Categories FT 5 Comments

Financial Times 15,513 by Gozo

Thu April 13, 2017 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 1, 2017 This puzzle was a doozy!  Solving the clues was mostly easy but putting everything together proved tricky even after figuring out that certain … Read more >>

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Financial Times 15,507 by Goliath

Tue April 11, 2017 at 3:51 pmThu April 6, 2017 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 25, 2017

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