Financial Times 13,375 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword on 3 May 2010 Once again, the prolific Dante entertained and teased us with his brand of smooth surfaces and slick construction. ACROSS 1 SICKLE cd Standard is used as … Read more >>
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Financial Times 13,369 – Mudd
Monday Prize Crossword on 26 April 2010 A gentle week opener with many different devices and mostly with lovely surface reading. Easy but enjoyable. ACROSS 1 STUBBORN Cha of STUB (dog-end, small piece … Read more >>
Guardian 25,001 – Orlando
As usual, a very fair, amusing and not-too-hard offering from Orlando aka Cincinnus, a regular in the FT Saturday spot. A very good morning’s entertainment ACROSS 1 BUCKBOARD Cha of BUCK (American dollar … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,363 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword on 19 April 2010 Another light and easy start to the week with Dante and his brand of crisp and slick clues always put together with smooth surfaces. Most solvers … Read more >>
Guardian 24995 – Quantum
Quantum aka Quark (FT) aka the late Eric Burge who passed away in June 2008 … making today’s puzzle a blast from the past. Apart from a dictionary check to ensure there was … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,357 – Crux
Monday Prize Crossword on 12 April 2010 Another soft introduction to the FT week with a wide variety of cryptic devices ranging from the simple anagram to homophones to double definitions; none too … Read more >>
Guardian 24989 – Pasquale
What a lot of goodies, including hard-boiled eggs, all found on one plate. Medieval tales, English slang, British television trivia, etc. Thank goodness for Wikipedia, without which I would not have been able … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,351 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword on 5 April 2010 Once again, we get back our Monday mainstay, Dante who never fails to entertain us with his slick and smooth surfaces and his cryptic definitions (which … Read more >>
Guardian 24983 – Gordius
Quite a heavy-going and stodgy offering from Gordius with some strange words and weird constructions; some which escaped me. The one shining and lustrous pearl of the morning was that superb cryptic definition, … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,346 – Mudd
Monday Prize Crossword on 29 March 2010 What a pleasant surprise to have Mudd in this Monday slot. For the uninitiated, Mudd is John Halpern, said to be a libertarian setter who also … Read more >>
Guardian 24977 – Orlando
I found this puzzle very much like last week’s Gordius. Challenging and interspersed with some witty and humorous definition. Definitely an enjoyable and delightful solve. ACROSS 1 BOLIVIA B (bachelor) Olivia (girl) 5 … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,340 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword on 22 March 2010 Dante is back with another light and easy week-opener. As usual, he impressed with his slick construction and smooth surfaces. I wonder whether 16Across can be … Read more >>
Guardian 24971 – Gordius
Quite an enjoyable set of clues. I like it when compilers consciously try to inject some humour into their clues as we see in 1A, 21A, 26A and 14D. ACROSS 1 FORWARDER He … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,334 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword on 15 March 2010 Quite a varied potpourri of not-too-difficult clues. Very fair and entertaining. ACROSS 1,28 MAKE BOTH ENDS MEET Allusion to the fact that the Channel Tunnel was … Read more >>
Guardian 24965 – Boatman
What a challenging puzzle this has been even thought there was an evident mini-theme. I had to check Chambers at least five times for new words that I have never seen before and … Read more >>