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Monday Prize Crossword/Aug 12 A typical Dante crossword that was, of course, no match for the two FT puzzles that followed (Redshank, Loroso) as far as difficulty is concerned. Yet, it took me … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Aug 5 Crux has clearly regained his Monday spot given his recent output.  I didn’t have too much trouble solving this crossword (apart from what happened around 4d/10ac) but the fact … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 29 One might say the usual mix of cryptic and double definitions plus some very easy anagrams ….. …..  at 12ac, 25ac and 26ac, for example.  A lot went in … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 22 Elegantly written crossword by Crux. Smooth surfaces as ever with a lot of name-dropping this time, mostly (but not all) referring to Americans. Definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or appropriate. … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 15 Gentle start of the FT week, this Dante puzzle. Although over all too soon, still enjoyable enough. Definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or appropriate. Across 1 ASH BIN Refuse-collector maybe … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 8 A pleasant puzzle by Falcon with quite a lot of charades, envelopes and anagram-based clues. There were four clues in which one had to remove the first or last … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 1 Sometimes I struggle to finish Dante puzzles but not ‘today’ (which was Monday a week ago). I found this crossword actually very easy, yet a pleasant solve. Definitions are … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jun 24 Another enjoyable Cruxword which may be found here.  But as always (read: recently) I put some question marks to clues for which other solvers’ views are much appreciated. Definitions are … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jun 17 One always knows what to expect when an Armonie crossword is on the menu. Well-written surfaces, relatively simple constructions, average level of difficulty. This puzzle was no exception even … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jun 10 In a day and age that the FT’s Saturday Prize has become much harder (mainly due to Mudd gearing up a bit – IMO, happily so) Dante et al stand … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/June 3 A pleasant puzzle by Crux which contained a bit more cryptic-flavoured definitions than usual.  But as my best friends know, it is perhaps my favourite device …….. 🙂 [is it?].  That … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/May 27 Gentle, trouble-free start of the week with this Dante puzzle – for which once more many thanks to the setter. Definitions are underlined wherever appropriate and/or possible. Across 1 … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/May 20 It’s been a while since we had a Crux puzzle on a Monday. I found this once more an enjoyable puzzle (with many fine surfaces) from this setter. However, … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/May 13 An enjoyable Dante puzzle which confirmed his love for cryptic (and double) definitions. About half of the clues fell into that category. And then there was 15ac.  Just two … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/May 6 Armonie may not be the hardest of setters, his clues however are consistently concise and elegant. Nice and gentle crossword. Definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or appropriate. Across 1 … Read more >>