Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 19, 2013 I found this Falcon fairly easy but had to look up a couple of things (such as ‘saic’ and ‘vis’). My favourite clues … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 12, 2013 I spent a fair time finishing off this puzzle. The right half seemed easy while the left half harboured some tricky clues, notably … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 5, 2013 This is probably only the second or third Dogberry I have done. I got through it fairly easily except for 4A (although in … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 28, 2013 This puzzle has a few clues that I found challenging: 7D (TUTTI), 9A (PRUNE) and 24A (OARSMEN). My top clues are 1D (HOPELESS), … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 21, 2013 I found this Cincinnus puzzle very much like his last one in this space. That is, trickier than usual with a couple of … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 14, 2013 I found this puzzle challenging and took some time over certain clues, especially 10A and 31A. My favourite is 30A (HELIPORT). I also … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 7, 2013 I found this trickier than the typical Cincinnus puzzle with its somewhat obscure words (MATCHLOCKS and CURASSOW for example). My top clues are … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 31, 2013 I praised the last Cinephile in this space for being exceptionally good (despite a couple of flaws). This one I find to be … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 24, 2013 I found this puzzle a doddle except for some bits of the top-left quadrant. Clues 2, 3 and 9 all took me a … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 17, 2013 I enjoyed this puzzle very much although I was stumped for a long time on 23A (PUNCHEONS). My top-rated clues are 16A (ENDGAME), … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 10, 2013 I found this Mudd puzzle moderately easy and very good. My favourite clues are 10A (FACE CARD) and the brilliant 17D (FORTY-FIVE). ACROSS … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 3, 2013 I found this to be a fairly easy puzzle and one of Cinephile’s best. I count six noteworthy clues: 13A (APPLECART), 25A (ATLANTA), … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 27, 2013 This is the first puzzle I have done in a while that I would say is truly hard. I especially had a difficult … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 20, 2013 I rate this a very good puzzle and it took me a good while to complete it. My top clues are 1A (FELT-TIP … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 13, 2013 I found this puzzle fairly easy and very satisfying. My favourite clue is 23A (DEFINITION) with runners up 28A (RELAY RACE), 29A (BEFUDDLE), … Read more >>