Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 15 I consider this an outstanding puzzle by Mudd. He gives us a lot of clever cryptic definitions (e.g. 1A, 13A, 6D), some clues that … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 8 My favourite clues in this puzzle are 9A (WENDY), 25A (BOW STREET) and 16D (WORKMATES). Across 1. SOMEHOW – anagram of HOME in SOW … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 1 Much of this puzzle is fairly pedestrian but I would single out 27A and 4D as especially good clues. Across 1. OUTWEIGH – reversed … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 24 Here we have a few rather standard clues (6A, 25A) along with a few gems (10A, 11A and 21D). As usual, I found it … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 17 This puzzle strikes me as a mixed bag. Mudd comes up with a clever cryptic definition for LIE DETECTOR (4D) and a cute 25A, … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the weekend FT of April 10 Cincinnus keeps up his great style. My favourite clues here are 1A, 16&17A, 24A and 6D. Across 1. CAPONS – CAP (EU policy) + … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 3 I enjoyed this Cinephile puzzle, especially 23A and 1&2D. I do not fully understand 18D. Across 1. NOSE JOB – NOSE (snoop) + JOB … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 27 Cincinnus has some very artfully fashioned clues here: 1A, 21A, 24A, 6D and 17D. Across 1. OPERATIC – ERA (long time) in OPTIC (viewer) … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 20 A specially good puzzle from Mudd this time. I like 9A, 15A, 23A, 5D and 14D. Across 1. COMPASS – M (male) in COP … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 15 I remember FT puzzle number 10,000 and now here we are a third of the way through another batch of 10,000. Cincinnus marks the … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 6 Here we have two clues with, if I am understanding them correctly, cryptic containment indicators, 6D and 23D. Interesting. I like the latter one. … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 27 The nominees for best charade are 17A, 18A, 21A and 8D. And the winner is 8D! For best anagram or anagram-combination, the nominees are … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 20 The top-left corner of this puzzle took me a while. I especially like 21D. Across 1. HECUBA – HE-CUB (young male) + A (a) … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 13 Yet another excellent puzzle from Cincinnus. My favourite clues in this one are 19A, 28A and 2D. Across 9. BON VOYAGE – anagram of … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 6 Mudd gives us some jolly good double definitions here (notably 5A, 21A, 29A, 20D and 21D) but my choice for best clue is the … Read more >>