Financial Times 14,413 – Dante

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Monday Prize Crossword/Sep 9 Another fairly typical (and enjoyable) crossword from the Shropshire Lad  – did I say Lad? 🙂  One can find it here. Definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or appropriate.   … Read more >>

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Financial Times 14,421 by IO

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Very entertaining and a good level of difficulty, neither too easy nor too hard, just right. There are lots of numbers in the clues and a nice mix, some were references to other clues … Read more >>

Guardian 26,056 / Philistine

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I was rather disappointed yesterday to miss blogging Puck’s lovely offering by one day and so was doubly delighted to see Philistine’s name on today’s puzzle. To say that I was not disappointed … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,420 by Phssthpok

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Good variety of devices         Across 9 RATEPAYER  RATE (grade) PLAYER (musician) minus L (beginner) 10 CHESS (might end with mate) hidden in[narcoti]C HE’S S[ynthesized] 11 GROUNDS dd 12 PATTERN … Read more >>

Guardian 26,055 by Puck

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This took three sittings, even after guessing at the theme from the wordplay of 10ac early in my second attempt. 5ac, 16dn and 21dn were unfamiliar but gettable in the end. Favourites 11ac … Read more >>

Guardian 26,054 – Chifonie

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I’ve often thought that Chifonie’s straightforward style would make him a suitable setter for the “easy” Monday slot. Nothing to frighten the horses here, with the possible exception of 10a.       … Read more >>

Independent 8400/eimi

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Someone was remarking the other week that we hadn’t seen an eimi puzzle for ages.  This was a good ‘un, but those sleepwalking into it and expecting the usual easyish Monday morning fare … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,227

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A tough puzzle even by Beelzebub standards, which has taken me until now to finish, let alone explain. Still, I think I’ve managed to cover everything off. Mentions of Twitter and (perhaps) Lady … Read more >>