Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 6, 2013 And there has been great rejoicing throughout cruciverbia because Cincinnus is back in this slot after an interval of nearly three months. For … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 29, 2013 I found this puzzle to be a mixture of very easy clues (4A, 19A, 25A, 30A, 5D, etc.) and very tricky ones (10A, … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 22, 2013 This puzzle gave me some moderate challenges and considerable pleasure. My top clues are 9A (NANTES), 10A (CITY HALL) and 19D (COUSIN). ACROSS … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 15, 2013 I found this to be a pleasant and easy Mudd. My favourite clues are 13D (GRANNY FLAT), 17D (ON SAFARI) and 19D (STARVE). … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 8, 2013 As usual I found this Bradman more difficult than the average puzzle in this slot. The lower half was especially challenging for me. … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 1, 2013 This was not my favourite Mudd. I found the puzzle both difficult and relatively unrewarding. I do applaud three fine clues, 22A (NORWAY), … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 25, 2013 I sailed through most of this puzzle but had some considerable trouble with the bottom-right quadrant. My favourite clues are 9A (TUSSLE) and … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 18, 2013 There were no obscure words or references in this puzzle but I found it a little challenging. It took me a while to … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 11, 2013 I am including the clues in my blog this week for the first time. And I again welcome comments on whether people appreciate … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 4, 2013 I found this puzzle both easy and excellent. There are plenty of good clues but my favourite is 30A (ARGYLE). And there is … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 27, 2013 I found this puzzle fairly easy and generally rather good. I am also a little unsure of how to characterize 4A (SPARE RIB). … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 20, 2013 I found this puzzle easy to start with and quickly completed three quarters of it. I was then completely stuck with no answers … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 13, 2013 I found this Cincinnus puzzle trickier than most but well up to his usual standard. My clues of the week are 16A (BENISON), … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 6, 2013 I call this an exceptionally good crossword puzzle. It has several brilliant clues, most notably in my estimation 20A (METABOLISE), 22A (HOTHOUSE), 3D … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 30, 2013 I think the puzzle is a mixed bag. The fairly obvious theme made many of the clues easy but there are four answers … Read more >>