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Plenty of bread and butter stuff, including a liberal sprinkling of double definitions in the downs.  I think  I was fortunate in that I had pretty much instant recall of the handful of … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword on 6 July 2009 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 4 Here is another fairly easy but delightful puzzle from Cincinnus. I especially liked 28A, 20D and 22D. And here is an unusual, bonus clue … Read more >>

A pleasant solve today though perhaps not as hard as is usual for a Wednesday. There may be some errors or typos below because I am having some work done on the house … Read more >>

This appropriately French-themed puzzle was a pleasure to solve.  Fortunately my rudimentary French was enough to get me through! Also, kudos to the FT for publishing the puzzle on their website as a … Read more >>

Straightforward puzzle today. Some of the wordplay uses lesser-known meanings of familiar words (such as to=shut, out=seawards), but nothing very obscure or controversial. Across 1 PASTRY PA’S TRY. Nice surface. 4 TOP BRASS … Read more >>

Not too often that Mudd makes a mid-week appearance, and this puzzle felt like a good (non-too-fiendish) fit for a summer’s Thursday. Across 1 SNOWDROP – snow + drop 6 SLEEPY – lee … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword on 29 June 2009 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 27 Often when solving a puzzle, I just see what is clearly the right answer to a clue without figuring out how it works. This … Read more >>

A themed puzzle today involving golf clubs, all of which were familiar to me from previous crosswords. In fact I have a vague recollection of another puzzle that used the same theme. I … Read more >>

Pretty straightforward, although 25 across still puzzles me.  Across 1 UNRECOGNISABLE *(LOG CABIN ENSURE) 10 HAWKS dd 11 COVER SLIP From COVERS LIP (what a moustache does).  A cover slip is the bit … Read more >>

When I see a Bradman puzzle I brace myself for a toughie. This started off smoothly enough on the left but the right half was slow to fall. A few new words for … Read more >>

I found this a well-balanced and consistent puzzle.  Nothing too clever-clever, but plenty of  decent clues that seemed more admirable on review (compared  to at the moment of solving).  If this has been … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword on 22 June 2009 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 20 A fairly run-of-the-mill puzzle from Cincinnus this week. I especially liked 9A. Across 1. METHUSELAH – double definition 6. ABUT – A (an) + … Read more >>