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Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 6, 2013 And there has been great rejoicing throughout cruciverbia because Cincinnus is back in this slot after an interval of nearly three months. For … Read more >>

As we were told that ‘all the across clues lack a thematic definition’ it seemed logical to start with the downs and the first pass through these gave enough entries for me to be … Read more >>

Compared to the previous Hamilton I blogged, some time ago, this was an order of magnitude tougher for me.  The last 8 scattered in 3 of the quadrants took a long time, and … Read more >>

Have not completely resolved all – need suggestions for 26A and 13D         Across 1 BURNOUSE cape BURN (stream) OUSE (river) 5 SQUEAL sing QU (queen) in SEAL (close up) … Read more >>

A fun puzzle, this, from Dogberry, though an easy, breezy solve. A lot of original word selections, which I approve of (perhaps Dogberry was seeking to balance the novelty of, say, 12dn by … 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 >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 29, 2013 I found this puzzle to be a mixture of very easy clues (4A, 19A, 25A, 30A, 5D, etc.) and very tricky ones (10A, … Read more >>

PeeDee is off on his hols so I am standing in for a couple of weeks. It has been over a month now since we last had the pleasure of seeing Cinephile and this … Read more >>

I was able to solve this at a steady pace, but got slowed down in the end by two in the SE quadrant.  Thanks to Jason for an enjoyable puzzle, with some nice misdirections and … Read more >>

Thoughtful clues with ingenious and entertaining content         Across 1 TOP DOG boss OP (work) in (GOT)* G (German) 4 USED CARS heaps US (unserviceable) (SCRAPED)* minus P (power) 10 … Read more >>

Straightforwardly enjoyable stuff from Neo today. Rather a lot of straight anagrams, and a couple of hoary old setter’s clichés, but fun nonetheless. There are topical Tour de France references, I believe, at … 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 >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 22, 2013 This puzzle gave me some moderate challenges and considerable pleasure. My top clues are 9A (NANTES), 10A (CITY HALL) and 19D (COUSIN). ACROSS … Read more >>

Loroso was in a mean mood when he wrote this one.  All the way through there are misdirections and devious constructions, there are some I still can’t fully explain.  Apologies for the late start … Read more >>

This was an enjoyable, if somewhat easy, puzzle from Tuesday regular, Armonie, to whom thanks. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links to the puzzle. Please enclose … Read more >>