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Monday Prize Crossword/Mar 19 A typical Dante puzzle , enjoyable as ever. Definitions are underlined and/or referred to in the blog.   Across 1 RUSTED Condition of tank, perhaps, after attack from the … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 17, 2012 A couple of people I correspond with did not like this puzzle but I did. Indeed I think that Mudd is getting better … Read more >>

Another very enjoyable puzzle from Cinephile: varied, witty and educational as always.  Thank you Cinephile. Hold the mouse pointer over any clue number to read the clue. Across 9 CONSIGNIA CON (trick) SIGNorA (Italian lady) … Read more >>

The FT Tuesday gremlin struck yesterday, and the puzzle appeared only today, at the same time as today’s puzzle.  I have liked Neo’s puzzles, and this was no exception, it was perhaps a … Read more >>

Apologies for the lack of a post. As of now, today’s FT puzzle hasn’t been posted online.  Could I please bother someone to send me a scanned copy at scchua2004@gmail.com  Thank you in advance.   Thanks for … Read more >>

A fair and challenging puzzle – 6a and 8d being trickiest       ACROSS 1 HOT PANTS  HOT powerful P games played (cricket) ANTS workers 6 BOTTOM bed (river, ocean) (MOTTO saw … Read more >>

A new setter for me, I think – and he (if he is a he) gave me a real struggle this morning. A fair fight, mostly, although I felt that there were one … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Mar 12 An enjoyable prize puzzle by Mudd which I didn’t find very hard. If I remember well, I found it even a bit blandish during solving – but that said, … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 10, 2012 There were a few tough clues in this puzzle, such as 9A (APTERYX) and 13D (AUDIOBOOK), but also such gems as 18A (ASSAM), … Read more >>

I got off to a quick start but then found it pretty difficult to finish. I got there in the end (just!). Thank you Monk. There were not many obscure words or meanings, … Read more >>

Thanks Phssthpok for an enjoyable puzzle with some clever disguises.  Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 What yacht salesman does in parade (8) SHOWBOAT :  [SHOW BOAT](what a yacht salesman does … Read more >>

Tough call today with a couple not fully explained as yet especially 7d. 13d is a stretch       ACROSS 1 SHODDY   ODD in SHY shoddy reused yarn 4 MAQUIS French  guerrilla  … Read more >>

Nothing to frighten the horses this morning from Sleuth. One or two elements of the parsing took me a minute to unravel, but I got there in the end. Hats off for 9ac … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Mar 5 A Dante crossword drenched in double definitions, anagrams, etc etc.  All very familiar, but then there was 12ac. I have an idea how it might work, but I do not like … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 3, 2012 Cinephile is back with a puzzle that is a little harder than his usual, has a bunch of unconventional clues and has a … Read more >>