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A typically classy puzzle by Viking. It is with a heavy heart that I blog this, knowing that Viking will not be delighting us with new puzzles or leaving a comment on the … Read more >>

Hamilton’s puzzles are growing on me; he seems to be developing more of a personality of his own with each and every appearance.  Stylistically there are a few Libertarian peccadillos, but I get … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword on 4 October 2010 Not the usual week-opening breeze this time since Falcon had a couple of hard-boiled eggs which I could not fully understand without help from my occasional … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 2 This is the best Cinephile I remember in a while. The theme is one there is little you have to figure out about; perhaps … Read more >>

A rather tricky themed puzzle from Cinephile today with some obscure answers, in particular two place names though fortunately these were clued with easy wordplay. Definitely not one for beginners or those without … Read more >>

This was a challenge for me: more difficult than the usual Tuesday FT fare. However, Alberich has rewarded our efforts with a very clever puzzle. Particularly nice were several clues in which … … Read more >>

A straightfoward, elegant puzzle from Cincinnus. It is a high point in solving when the last few answers come not with looking up aids for unfamiliar facts but with delightful ‘aha’ moments. This … Read more >>

Something of a geographic safari today, with a trinity of African countries/cities cropping up in the wordplay and answers (oh, and not forgetting Simon Le Bon’s favourite North American river too).  I have … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword on 27 September 2010 Another light and easy puzzle from our regular week-opener, Dante. ACROSS 1 ASSUME AS (when) SUME (rev of EMUS, birds) 4 GRAFFITO *(a gift for) a … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 25 Another great one from Cincinnus. I would say that 17A, 19A, 24A, 1D and 4D are rather run-of-the-mill clues but the rest are typical … Read more >>

A pleasant enough puzzle that would suit those who don’t like double or cryptic definitions since only one clue did not involve a charade, anagram or other wordplay. There did however seem to … Read more >>

Some good stuff here; 2 down and 3 down are lovely discoveries. Across 1 CLASSICAL LASS (girl) in CI (Channel Islands) + CAL (state) 6 COPRA OP. (work) in *(CAR) 9 CHAPATI CHAP … Read more >>

Mudd’s puzzle brims with wit and laugh-out-loud moments. The top-right gave me with some moments of anxiety with words for Portmouth and Ireland that I didn’t know, and 4A took a long time … Read more >>

Plenty of Flimsy whimsy in evidence today, although I thought that a couple of clues (12A, 19A) were, in part, too lazily self-referential.  On the plus side, I learned a geographic factoid courtesy … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword on 20 September 2010 Another light and easy week-opener from Crux. ACROSS 1 TEHRAN *(the) + RAN (fled) for the capital of Iran (Persia) 4 IN CLOVER Cha of INC … Read more >>