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Monday Prize Crossword/Sep 1 Enjoyable exercise by Monday regular Crux. Good spread of devices although my least favourite device, the double definition, was once more very prominent with no less than 7 entries. The … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Aug 25 Solving the Observer’s Everyman is my favourite way to start the day on a Sunday morning, so no complaints from the Dutch jury to assess another sound puzzle by the setter’s alter ego Falcon. … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Aug 18 Familiar territory for a Monday. While Dante kept the number of cryptic definitions to a minimum, our beloved setter did his best to conceal a couple of definitions in such a … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Aug 11 The usual not too spicy quality fare from Crux but, imho, once more let down by some weak cryptic definitions. So both ‘thanks’ and ‘sorry’ to the setter. Definitions are underlined … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Aug 4 A familiar Monday solve. Only a couple of the cryptic definitions in the mid-east held me up (but not for too long). 23ac was a new word to me, … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 28 There was a lot to admire in this elegant Crux puzzle which, in my perception, was significantly harder than usual for this setter. I know, everything’s relative but for … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 21 I do so many crosswords nowadays that I actually can’t remember anymore what I thought of this puzzle. When writing this blog, I didn’t see any real difficulties. Dante … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 14 Time for another pleasant and not too demanding Falcon who, quite surprisingly, gave us his first full anagram only at 17d (immediately followed by a second and last one at … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 7 When this crossword was published, it was the 7th of July. The day Le Tour missed my house by less than 100 metres, also an event that was over before I could even … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jun 30 Friendly crossword by Crux with his typical light touch. I particularly liked the Spoonerism of 2d but I’m afraid I still can’t get used to this setter’s cryptic definitions … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jun 23 Dante in his familiar style? Well, he left most of his cryptic definitions at home this time! However, to compensate that plenty of double definitions and anagrams. Definitions are … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jun 16 Some Falcon puzzles are easier than others and this one surely was. Definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or appropriate. Across 1 WATER MUSIC   Novel collection of orchestral movements (5,5) … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jun 9 Another Dante puzzle that will not change the world but one that was enjoyable enough, for which thanks to the setter. Definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or appropriate. Across … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/June 2 One absolute priceless clue (built around Tony Blair, 10ac) made me forget about some weak cryptic definitions in the Down clues in an otherwise very fine crossword. Definitions are … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/May 26 You often hear that solvers don’t like Spoonerisms that much but my least favourite device is the Double Definition. In this otherwise typical and enjoyable Dante puzzle there were … Read more >>