Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of December 1, 2012 I found this to be a moderately easy puzzle. My top clues are 14A (DJIBOUTI), 18A (ARES), 22A (FIRM) and the marvelous anagram … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 24, 2012 The last Falcon I blogged was a considerably difficult puzzle. This one I found very easy and I know that some others did … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 17, 2012 Here we have another splendid, and fairly easy, Cincinnus. I applaud especially 9A (REVEL), 17A (NOSEBAG), 8A (ABSTAINER) and 18D (GAUCHOS). Across 1. … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 10, 2012 I found this to be a somewhat mediocre and lacklustre Mudd (which is fine; not every one has to be a gem). The … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 3, 2012 I believe that Dogberry is new to Weekend crosswords and he is completely new to me although he is a well known compiler … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 27, 2012 The last Mudd in this space was unusually, surprisingly difficult. This one was a breeze; I finished it in a single sitting. My … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 20, 2012 Here we have another brilliant puzzle from Cincinnus. My favourite clues are 18A (LAMA), 4D (DENOUNCE), 13D (LEGERDEMAIN) and 17D (AVENGERS). I also … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 13, 2012 Oh my but this was a tricky one! Some clues were flat-out difficult, for me notably 11A (CLASSLESS), 7D (GREBO) and 20D (BRITPOP). … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 6, 2012 Ah, a Cincinnus puzzle with a theme, the TV program “Frasier”! I like a themed puzzle occasionally but this one proved difficult for … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 29, 2012 I typically find Bradman’s puzzles more difficult than most and this one was no exception. In particular, it took me a good while … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 22, 2012 Mudd has a few very clever clues here: 10A (COINCIDE), 24A (ZEBRA), 28A (LIMEKILN) and 11D (IRVING BERLIN), and a couple that seem … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 15, 2012 Here is another impressive puzzle from Cincinnus. The number of ingenious clues is amazing with, I think, 26D (CHINA) being the best. I … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 8, 2012 What a stonker of a devious geographical clue is 20A (PALERMO) — loved it! Other fine clues here include 10A (MEASURE), 31A (SLOPPY) … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 1, 2012 Ah, what a lovely puzzle! Plaudits for 12A (LA MER), 18A (EXTRACTOR FAN), 24A (LA SCALA) and 9D (TRANSFORMATION). Slight, tentative quibble about … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 25, 2012 For a variety of reasons, I am late in posting this blog entry. I apologize for the tardiness. Sorry. I found the lower-right … Read more >>