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‘Alternative anniversaries’ preceded this puzzle which I have failed to fully explain – over to you out there to fill in the gaps         Across 1 PETER GRIMES work of … Read more >>

I worked my way through this while listening to the Test Match in the wee small hours, so perhaps I didn’t quite give it the attention it deserved. But I found it a … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Nov 11 Just like last week for me a puzzle with two halves. The left hand side went in rather smoothly and had a Dante feel to it, the other half … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 9, 2013 This was another moderately easy and very satisfying Mudd. My top clues here are 13A (SWORD), 19A (ROAST) and 4D (LIFE STORY). ACROSS … Read more >>

I enjoyed this, varied and interesting – Aardvark rarely disappoints. A good level of difficulty too.  Thank you Aardvark. Across 1 CASTLES IN THE AIR Unrealistic hopes of seeing rooks flying? (7,2,3,3) cryptic … Read more >>

  An enjoyable and mainly straightforward crossword – just a little delayed by 24down – got the answer from the wordplay, but had to search for confirmation of the (obsolete) synonym for the … Read more >>

Brilliant puzzle today with 8, 21 so cleverly misleading           Across 1 BARGAINING CHIP trading asset BAR (counter) GAINING (winning) CHIP (counter) 10 NICHE corner H (hotel) in NICE … Read more >>

Yes, it’s me again, this time due to Ringo’s work commitments today. A very straightforward puzzle which would be ideally suited to novice solvers (though they might need to learn a couple of … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Nov 4 I didn’t find this Dante crossword easy at all.  The left hand side was OK but the rest was much harder. For me, this was Dante-one-level-up. I particularly liked … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 2, 2013 I found most of this puzzle easy going but was stumped for a while by 19 and 26. I think there are four … Read more >>

Following the relatively accessible offering from Io last time he appeared on a Wednesday Io has come back with a real stinker – top stuff!  Thank you Io for a great mental workout. … Read more >>

Nothing much to frighten the horses today, with some easy entry clues and not much difficulty thereafter, though I do have a slight quibble regarding 1,18. . Across 1 “Stone walls do not … Read more >>

Straightforward and enjoyable         Across 1 WITHDRAWAL leaving WITH (as a result) D (daughter) RAW (rough) AL (boy) 7 PIPE means of conveying PIP (signal) E (electronic) 9 SPAM junk … Read more >>

The fates – or anyway the FT – smiled on me today: I was late getting started, but the crossword was a breeze. I think this was my first encounter with Sayang, and … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Oct 28 Enjoyable crossword from Crux who gives us a great range of surfaces, from semi-nudity and ‘topless’ (twice) to nursery rhymes (also twice). Crux seems to have developed a love … Read more >>