Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 24, 2014 This puzzle has one stand-out clue, 29a (LORD OF THE FLIES), and a couple more that I think are very good, 20a (EARTH) … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 17, 2014 Magwitch is new to me and I have no information about this setter but I found his crossword accessible and relatively easy. (I … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 10, 2014 I found this a good, if rather run-of-the-mill, puzzle. My top clues are 9A (BLIMEY) and 15D (BACON). ACROSS 1 Restriction confining private … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 3, 2014 This was an easy and relatively lacklustre Cincinnus. My top clue is 21 (BEACON) and I also like 14D (SNAKEBITE). ACROSS 1 I … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 26, 2014 This puzzle was fun! Looking back on it and explaining the clues now, it also seems unusually tricky but I managed to complete … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 19, 2014 I found this to be a fine but difficult puzzle. The smoothness of the surface readings is especially impressive. My top clues are … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 12, 2014 A fairly run-of-the-mill puzzle this time. My favourite clues are 16a (PILATES), 29a (GREENE) and 7d (TEA CLOTH). ACROSS 1 Pointer points, showing … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 5, 2014 An okay puzzle with two clues that stood out for me: 1d (GARISHLY) and 19d (SQUANDER). And it has a couple of unusually … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 29, 2014 I found this a good puzzle with a few challenging clues. My favourites are 4a (TORTILLA), 16a (GEE-GEE), 6d (OPERATOR) and 26d (INCH). … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 22, 2014 As far as I know, Rosa Klebb is a new pseudonym but its owner is not a new setter. She is Sarah Hayes, … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 16, 2014 For the first time since I started blogging here, I am moved to seriously criticise a puzzle. I do not mind one or … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 8, 2014 I found this puzzle decidedly more challenging than most of Mudd’s. My top clues here are 11a (FRENCH LOAF), 3d (OPTICAL ART), 16d … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 1, 2014 It is good to have a Cincinnus again. This one struck me as a wee bit on the difficult side. My favourite clues … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 22, 2014 I finished this puzzle in one sitting, something that does not happen often. This is not to say I found it completely easy; … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 15, 2014 I find this an okay but lacklustre puzzle. It has a few clever clues: 20a (ROSENTHAL), 28a (MISCREANT) and 19d (CANASTA). But I … Read more >>