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Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 2nd, 2013 This is a typical Cinephile puzzle with looseness and liberties taken in a few clues that some people may object to but, for … Read more >>

With Aardvark I find getting the solutions easy but the explanations why more difficult. Today I am completely stuck on 9dn, can anyone help?  Possibly I have a mistake in 10 across? Across 1 … Read more >>

Another enjoyable puzzle from Tuesday regular Jason.  Thanks to Jason.  Definitions are underlined in the clues.  [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links to the puzzle.]] Across 1 Tasteless clothing before school … Read more >>

Straightforward puzzle today         Across 1 PENTHOUSES luxury flats PEN writer (THOSE US)* 7 MUGS triple definition 9 DATA evidence A TAD< (a little lad overturned) 10 CHARIOTEER Porphyrius or … Read more >>

I’ve always found it a bit of a struggle to get on Hamilton’s wavelength, and this morning’s offering was no exception – but that’s not to say I didn’t enjoy the challenge. Even … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jan 28 Another Monday, another Dante?  I am not sure. There were quite a few clues that I didn’t find particularly satisfying. Perhaps it was just me. If indeed so, I … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 26th, 2013 One of my solving buddies referred to this puzzle as a slow burner. Meaning, as I took it, that you don’t get completely … Read more >>

Yet another good puzzle from Cinephile, fresh and original as ever. For overseas solvers a P45 is a UK tax form given to employees when they leave a company.  If anyone is unaware … Read more >>

  I thought this was going to be Neo shaking us out of our Tuesday complacency, on first pass.  However it turned out to be quite benign, helped in my case, by the … Read more >>

Comprehensive including some ingenious misdirections         Across 1 CROSSBAR above goalkeeper CROSS  (pass towards goal) BAR (save) 5 ABELIA plant (LABIA[t]E)* 9 ROTATION cycle [wagne]R O (ringer) [s]TATION (Radio 3) … Read more >>

Not sure if I’ve blogged on Wanderer before – but anyway, time is short, so I’ll simply say that I enjoyed this puzzle: nothing knock-your-socks-off great or tear-your-hair-out difficult, but plenty of variety, … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jan 21 Once more an immaculately clued crossword by Falcon which can be found here. Not one at the higher end of the spectrum, but just like the Observer’s weekly Everyman … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 19, 2013 Here’s another fine Cincinnus puzzle with a couple of tricky clues, 12A (STOA) and 14D (TOURNEDOS), and as usual a few outstanding ones, … Read more >>

Great stuff from Monk.  Challenging as always, new words and unfamiliar definitions of old ones with plenty of misdirection to send us down the wrong track.  Thank you Monk. Hold the mouse pointer over any clue number … Read more >>

Another enjoyable offering from Tuesday regular, Jason.  All straightforward, except perhaps 20, my last one in, and of which I’m not totally certain.  Thanks to Jason.  Definitions are underlined in the clues.  [[The … Read more >>