Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 18, 2012 I found this to be another excellent Cincinnus with a few great clues and some nice challenges. My favourites are 29A (HARDY ANNUAL), … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 11, 2012 I found this to be an exceptionally good and enjoyable Cinephile. The clues I especially like are 7A (TAPE), 11A (PRIEST), 14D (DOWNGRADE) … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 4, 2012 I found this to be a very strong and satisfying puzzle from Mudd. I especially applaud 13A (THAW), 17A (FOIE GRAS), 15D (TANGERINE) … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 28, 2012 This was a fine if perhaps undistinguished Cincinnus. I especially like 2D (PARODISTS), 14D (EMPATHISED) and 6D (INORDINATE). Across 1. TIPPET – TIPPET[t] … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 21, 2012 Some people may not be thrilled but I was happy to come across a Cinephile puzzle for the first time in a while. … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 14, 2012 Gozo marked Bastille Day with a veritable tour de force, a puzzle in which all the clues except two (11 and 14D) have … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 7, 2012 A couple of tricky clues here and three especially good ones in 4A (ESCARGOT), 20A (DECIMAL POINT) and 23A (CIAO). Across 1. DEPART … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 30, 2012 I breezed through about half of this puzzle and then got stuck for a good while before finishing it, finding the top-left quadrant … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 23 I found a good challenge in this Mudd. My favourite clues are 6D (TRADESMAN) and 26D (CABER). There is something in the wordplay of … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 16, 2012 I found this puzzle a bit disconcerting. It has a few good clues, such as 17D (PANDA CAR) and 16D (NONENTITY), but also … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 9, 2012 There are some typically brilliant Cincinnus clues in this puzzle, notably 29A (HEAVENWARDS) and 4D (BALFOUR), a couple of very devious clues, 1A … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 2, 2012 This Mudd presented me with a couple of challenges, especially in the bottom-left quadrant. For example, 24A (AFTERSHAVE) took me a while. My … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 26, 2012 I found this a slightly more difficult puzzle than usual for Cincinnus. It has considerably more letter-removal clues than is typical and a … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 19, 2012 Here’s another somewhat tricky puzzle from Mudd. Clue 8A (POOL CUE) took me a while; it’s a difficult one because pool is more … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 12, 2012 Cincinnus gives us another sterling puzzle with especially fine clues at 21A (FORMOSA), 1D (SPILLAGE) and 26D (JILL). I also like the brief … Read more >>