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Monday Prize Crossword from May 16 Apologies for the late posting.  Unusually for Dante, I thought the best clues here were some of the anagrams, e.g. 19 across, rather than the cd’s.  I … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 14 Another beaut from Cincinnus this week. My top honours go to 12A (ELMER). This may be a perfect clue: ELMER is precisely in the … Read more >>

A pleasant and not too difficult crossword today.  Yet another crossword I have solved recently from Mudd/Paul/Punk with references to ‘arses/bottoms/bums’ (17 across).  This seems to be becoming something of a signature from him, make of that whatever you will.  My … Read more >>

First time I’m blogging this setter, and can’t say whether I’ve done his puzzles previously.  Slow start, but progressed steadily.  He seems to favour &lits, at least in this puzzle, and there are … Read more >>

A solid puzzle from Bradman, which was mostly a comfortable solve 3/4th of the way. A hasty wrong answer at 26a kept me stuck in the bottom-right of the puzzle, till I got … Read more >>

A bright and breezy puzzle for a bright and breezy morning. Nothing too fiendish: a bucketload of anagrams, plus one outstanding cryptic definition. ACROSS 1. FISH AND CHIPS  Anagram of F(ine) spinach dish … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword from the FT of Monday May 9 Typically clever stuff from Crux.  However, I’m not sure I have all of the wordplay in 16 down. Across 1 BUCHAREST *(A BUTCHER’S) 6 … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 7 Here’s a typically strong puzzle from Mudd with a good variety of clues. My faves are 27A (KRAKATOA), 3D (HEADSTONE) and 22D (LATER). Across … Read more >>

An enjoyable crossword from Aardvark today, just a nice level of difficulty for a midweek solve and blog. I can’t get a cast iron explanation for 20dn, can anyone do better? Hold mouse … Read more >>

My first FT blog was a PHSSTHPOK, so I’ve come full circle.  But this was slightly more difficult than the first.  But got there in the end, after correcting a spelling error in … Read more >>

A puzzle with many laugh-out-loud moments and not much struggle except with 20D and 22D. 14A, 4D, 7D and 19D were supremely funny. I had a great time solving this. Across 1 ROSE … Read more >>

More of a stroll through the woods than a machete-wielding jungle expedition.  But at least we took the scenic route, and it was fun while it lasted. Across 1 EASY MEAT – (May tease)*. … Read more >>

FT Monday Prize Crossword from 2 May 2011 A fairly typical Dante, althoughto me the cd’s were not as clever and surprising as they often are. Across 1 TORE DOWN *(DON WROTE) 5 … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 30 Here we have another satisfying, rather easy puzzle from Cincinnus. My clues of the week are 23A (DISROBE), 3D (MANHATTAN) and 22D (NODDY). Across … Read more >>

A difficult crossword today I thought, but got there in the end.  All the clues were fair though, so no excuses on that front. There were a lot of clues with first/last letter devices … Read more >>