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Monday Prize Crossword/Oct 31 A Crux crossword full of clues that were really on my wavelength. When I showed this puzzle to my PinC (who has never tackled a Crux), she was very … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 29 I think this is an exceptionally fine Mudd puzzle with many strong clues, my favourites being 1A (SAINT-SAENS), 26A (DUNG), 18D (PRESENT) and 21D … Read more >>

A good crossword from Aardvaark I thought.  Not easy, but everthing is there to be found.  The clues are very solid, no stray words or dubious definitions at all. Aardvark has put in … Read more >>

I found today’s difficult (as any Guardian or Indy cryptic).  Starting was easy enough with the NW quarter quickly filled in, but the other 3 put up quite a struggle.  For some time, … Read more >>

I generally have mixed feelings about Hamilton’s puzzles and this was no different. I like the conversational surface of some clues like 21A, 15D, 19D but wasn’t too happy with a few others … Read more >>

A great example of a none-too-tricky puzzle that was nevertheless great fun to solve. Nothing particularly arcane (although I did learn one new word); just well-crafted, creative wordplay. Thanks Orense. ACROSS 1. POSITS  … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/24 Oct After last week’s Monday Prize Crossword (a smoothie by Armonie, which unfortunately didn’t call for many comments), we return to a familiar area with this Dante puzzle . I found this a … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 22 I dashed off the last Cincinnus puzzle in this slot in 20 minutes. This one I had to work on over the course of … Read more >>

Problems with my car have taken up most of the day, so a late and rushed blog.  I still have two I’m unsure of, any help appreciated. I’m unsure of the answer to … Read more >>

A straightforward Jason, with some clever cryptic definitions and surfaces.  Thanks, Jason.  Definitions are underlined in the clues.  Hidden connection in the picture sets. Across 1 Metal bands stumped by charges (6) STRAPS … Read more >>

This would have been a very quick solve had I not confidently entered ‘track’ at 12ac on my first pass through the clues only to change it to ‘trace’ when I solved 3dn. … Read more >>

An uneventful morning’s work, this one (the sole novelty being that, due to an apparent FT famine in north Leeds, I had to print the puzzle off and, disorientingly, solve it on white … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Oct 17 Time for a change: Armonie taking the Monday spot in the FT. On many occasions ‘over there’ (ie the Guardian blog) posters made clear that Chifonie (Armonie’s alter ego) … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 15 I found this puzzle a bit hard overall and the top-left quadrant especially tricky. My top clues are 10A (NOVELIST) and 8D (BASTINADO), and … Read more >>

A varied crossword from Cinephile with a few liberties thrown in to spark the usual heated debate ( ‘heated debate’ on the FT blog being a post with more than 2 comments). I’m not sure if 4 down … Read more >>