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Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 9th, 2013 Cinephile marks the 30th anniversary of his first puzzle in the FT. Of course, as most readers will know, John Graham has been … Read more >>

Gaff is not a regular on Wednesdays so it was nice to have a change fronm the usual suspects.  Easy or difficult? I found this easy to get the ansers but in some … Read more >>

Today’s puzzle by Neo, who appears more often than not on a Tuesday, is a relatively easy one by his standards.  Lots of good story-telling surfaces.  Thanks to Neo.  Definitions are underlined in … Read more >>

Ingenious stuff – well worth a try         Across 7 UNDER WAY progressing (humourous dd) 8 VIVACE lively (music) VI (little female) V (very) ACE (very good performer) 11 BASIC … Read more >>

A crossword as splendid as the fine frosty morning outside my office window. Not too testing a challenge, but inventive and for the most part old-chestnut-free – and a dash of old-school Hollywood … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Mar 4 Enjoyable puzzle by Falcon (who many of Ye ( :-)) may know as the Observer’s Everyman). A crossword that can be found here. Definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 2nd, 2013 A Cinephile puzzle that is very Cinephilic! Solving it took me some time and I needed a bit of help here and there. … Read more >>

Found this one quite aard.  Still a couple I can’t fully explain. Across 1 STABLE Secure pieces of furniture, when relocating south (6) TABLES (furniture) with S (south) moved 4 IMITATOR Writer’s computing work … Read more >>

As one would expect from Dante, an enjoyable puzzle with compact clues and neat surfaces.  Thanks to Dante.  Definitions are underlined in the clues.  [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links to … Read more >>

This was a real challenge – 1,6 27,28 and 8,23 as yet unexplained         Across 1,6 SUBMERGED TENTH the struggling masses  – underclass 9 BALSA wood A SLAB< (a piece … Read more >>

Good morning, all. And happy World Book Day! This offering from Sleuth was more Janet and John than War and Peace for me, but that’s not to say it wasn’t enjoyable (though I do … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Feb 25 Most of this Dante puzzle went in very quickly but, not for the first time, I had some real trouble to fully finish a crossword by this setter. The … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 23, 2013 I found this Mudd to be a mixed bag. A couple of clues were tough, such as 1A (MIMOSA) and 19D (SLAP-BANG). A … Read more >>

I am a Gozo fan and always enjoy solving his puzzles learning much entirely useless information (the best kind) along the way. As you will know Gozo puzzles are themed, this one is … Read more >>

I found this a tad harder than usual, with the explanations for the NE corner the last to yield.  Enjoyed the challenge though, so thanks to Phssthpok.  Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across … Read more >>