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Monday Prize Crossword/Apr 7 A Dante crossword with exactly the same grid as the previous prize puzzle (by Crux). A mixture of elegance, nice finds, over-familiar devices and some incredibly easy anagrams. Many thanks to Dante … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 5, 2014 An okay puzzle with two clues that stood out for me: 1d (GARISHLY) and 19d (SQUANDER). And it has a couple of unusually … Read more >>
This is a tough puzzle with not many easy clues. I had to work hard all the way to the end.
(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.) Quite a straightforward puzzle. Thanks to … Read more >>
Falcon’s poser for today was quite a breeze, to the point that I did feel a few clues were not cryptic at all. However, for tyros looking to cut their teeth into FT grids, this would be a gentle initiation.
Rather a stroll, this, from Wanderer, with a couple of unsatisfying little glitches.
Monday Prize Crossword/Mar 31 Another fine puzzle by Monday regular Crux. As one may know by now, I am not a fan of his cryptic definitions but all in all this was very … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 29, 2014 I found this a good puzzle with a few challenging clues. My favourites are 4a (TORTILLA), 16a (GEE-GEE), 6d (OPERATOR) and 26d (INCH). … Read more >>
Good stuff form Artexlen today. There was a mix of difficulty here, from the straightforward to the downright devious. Hopefully something for everyone. Thanks Artexlen.
Another themed crossword from Gaff, but this time I was at a disadvantage, as one had to at least be following British politics during a certain period to get it. Thanks to my … Read more >>
Thanks to Bradman for a grid that was a pleasurable walkthrough, much like yesterday’s from Magwitch. I needed a bit of help to check my answer for 15d. My last two answers in were 10A and 14A which I had trouble with parsing.
Also – thanks to Gaufrid for covering for me last week . Have a good weekend all !!
A solid, not-over-exciting but enjoyable puzzle from Magwitch today.
Monday Prize Crossword/Mar 24 Smooth week-opener by Dante with, once more, a lot of cryptic & double definitions, envelopes and anagrams – especially in the Down clues. Definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 22, 2014 As far as I know, Rosa Klebb is a new pseudonym but its owner is not a new setter. She is Sarah Hayes, … Read more >>
I have not blogged a Hamilton puzzle before. I filled the grid well enough but I am clearly not thinking on Hamiltons wavelength as there are several clues that I can’t quite come to grips with.