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Wishing Everybody A Happy & Rewarding New Year Monday Prize Crossword on 22 December 2008 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = … Read more >>

From Christmas Crossword on Saturday 20th December 2008 What a tour de force by the good Reverend John Graham. A jumbo with an in-built alphabet soup of capital cities (indicated by C before … Read more >>

What better way to end the year than with a Cinephile? Perhaps by not having the solution printed on the same page (with the number for tomorrow’s puzzle rather than yesterday’s)! Methinks someone … Read more >>

Two words (12a, 17d) were new to me but both were easily obtainable from wordplay. Across 1. TEST CASE – test, case (A kind of break up and defining that is not quite satisfactory.) … Read more >>

MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEARMonday FT Prize Crossword on 15 December 2008dd = double definitioncd = cryptic definitionrev = reversed or reversalins = insertioncha = charadeha = hidden answer*(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>

FT Weekend prize puzzle from December 13 I found this a nicely challenging puzzle although I was left with three clues whose wordplay I did not initially understand. Since the deadline for entries … Read more >>

A late blog today because this one caused me some problems, particularly in the NE corner. All the across answers are Biblical Characters and most lived BC. A number of them are obscure … Read more >>

Rishi is away at a family gathering so I am covering for him today. A ‘liquid’ theme from Gozo, apt for the time of year. Having at one time run my own public … Read more >>

Apologies for the lateish and skeletal blog today; didn’t manage to get near a PC earlier, and there’s an impending blizzard in this neck of the woods, so I have to dash before … Read more >>

A speedy crossword this morning with very little to challenge the solver. My only concern is the three letter word at 25d.  I may not have the appropriate explanation, and am open, as … Read more >>

Monday FT Prize Crossword on 8 December 2008 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = … Read more >>

FT Weekend Prize Puzzle from December 6 I am in a rush this week so here is my analysis with minimal comments. Across 1. TOM WOLFE – WOLF (predator) in TOME (book) 5, … Read more >>

I used to approach Monk’s offerings with a degree of apprehension but fortunately I have now become used to his style. Some fine clues today (I particularly liked 14a and 17a, amongst others), … Read more >>

I was away in Bangalore for a couple of days but luckily returned home this morning in time for my scheduled blog.  A puzzle that doesn’t come under the ‘easy’ category. Across 1 … Read more >>

A healthy assortment of subject matter and chicanery today, with nothing being too obscure (although 22A may have perplexed those who have never dared to cross the threshold of a betting shop). Across … Read more >>