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Monday Prize Crossword/May 5 An enjoyable ride in the wonderous world of Crux crosswords. This time, however, there were a lot of similarities to the puzzles of that other Monday regular, Dante. Meaning: … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 3, 2014 This was an easy and relatively lacklustre Cincinnus. My top clue is 21 (BEACON) and I also like 14D (SNAKEBITE). ACROSS 1 I … Read more >>
The perfect lunchtime or coffee break crossword, very enjoyable.
(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) An enjoyable straightforward puzzle normal for … Read more >>
A fairly easy one from Peto, restoring some confidence after the drubbing from Gaff earlier this week. Steady progress for most part, with the NW quadrant providing some resistance.
People who like this sort of thing will find that this is the sort of thing they like.
Monday Prize Crossword/Apr 28 Many might say ‘the usual stuff from Dante’ which was indeed mostly the case. However, there were two rather unusual clues (for Dante, that is) and one (13ac) for … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 26, 2014 This puzzle was fun! Looking back on it and explaining the clues now, it also seems unusually tricky but I managed to complete … Read more >>
An entertaining puzzle, though I think I’m not quite on Hamilton’s wavelength as I struggled to fully explain some of the clues. Thank you Hamilton.
A puzzle celebrating the 6oth anniversary of an event that took place on 6 May. The key clues are 1 across and 17 across, 19 down. Besides the clues that reference 17, 19, … Read more >>
Nice workout from Falcon, thanks to whom for setting an approachable Friday grid. Progress was initially sketchy but became steady after getting a few big clues in (especially 5d )
After a very slow(-witted) start, during which I crept hesitantly round the edge of the grid and worked my way laboriously inward, it became apparent that tthis was something of a tour de force by Redshank.
Monday Prize Crossword/Apr 21 Always nice to have Mudd on a Monday as an addition to the familiar Dante/Crux dynasty. At times Mudd’s puzzles contain too many double definitions that spoil the party … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 19, 2014 I found this to be a fine but difficult puzzle. The smoothness of the surface readings is especially impressive. My top clues are … Read more >>
An interesting crossword from Aardvark as usual.