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Absolutely brilliant       Across 1 BUTTERSCOTCH (sweet) BUTTER (goat) SCOTCH (drink) 10 RECITAL (performance) (CLEAR IT)* 11 TORONTO (Canadian city) OR (gold) in TONTO (Lone Ranger brave) 12 WHIRR (turn) first … Read more >>

I’m going to be accused of peacocking again if I say that this was a doddle… so instead I’ll say that it was an enjoyable, playful puzzle, with a nice mix of mechanisms; … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Nov 12 After two Monday Prize Crosswords that got me on the edge of my seat, this Dante puzzle was really plain sailing. As always, definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 10, 2012 I found this to be a somewhat mediocre and lacklustre Mudd (which is fine; not every one has to be a gem). The … Read more >>

A tough puzzle from Monk as always, but everything is there waiting to be found once one figures out where to look.   Very enjoyable, thank you Monk. BURNS NIGHT is hidden down the sides of the grid.  … Read more >>

A tricky puzzle, with clues requiring the solver to break them in the appropriate places, eg. 17a, 19a, 24a, and 5d.  But all fair and enjoyable.  Thanks to Phssthpok.  Definitions are underlined in … Read more >>

Highly recommended       Across 1 BLACKCAP (bird) black cap worn by judge giving death sentence 6 PLACID (composed) P (piano) C[oncerto] I in LAD (youth) 9 COSMOS (world) COSMO[politan] S (second) … Read more >>

My commitments to a girlfriend in California and a Test Match in India mean that I’m either up late or up early, depending on your perspective. In any event, I’m here and blogging … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Nov 5 Monday a week ago,  I found Dante’s prize puzzle one of his more difficult crosswords. This time Crux made me work very hard. But let’s face it, what is … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 3, 2012 I believe that Dogberry is new to Weekend crosswords and he is completely new to me although he is a well known compiler … Read more >>

I am in the embarassing position of being unable to finish this one.  All sorted now, thanks to all that chipped in.  Very tough to finish! Maybe I have entered a mistake in the … Read more >>

An enjoyable puzzle by Redshank, which might well have been compiled for a certain sporting event this year, but only now published.  References abound in the clues and answers.  Thank you, Redshank.  Definitions … Read more >>

Typical high quality       Across 1 LOGISTICAL (organisational) ITS< in LOGICAL (rational) 7 SHED (outside building) SHE (that woman) D (died) 9 INKY (very dark) IN Kentucky 10 LATENT HEAT dd … Read more >>

A change of blogger today due to work commitments. I can’t say I particularly enjoyed this puzzle, too many four letter words for my liking including one (12ac) that I cannot explain. Assuming … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/ Oct 29 I have to confess that, despite some very easy clues, I found this the hardest Dante crossword  I’ve ever solved, or better: tried to solve. Probably due to the … Read more >>