Financial Times Prize 13891 Crux

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This is my first crack at blogging a Prize Puzzle, and an enjoyable one it is.  Not many problems, just slightly in the SE corner; the last one in was 29A, after having … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,898 by Cinephile

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A super crossword from Cinephile, reasonably easy but with a wide range of interesting devices so I would not describe this one as straightforward.  This is how the midweek crosswords should be I think, accessible … Read more >>

Guardian 25,529 / Paul

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A fun puzzle and fairly steady solve from Paul, with some ingenious and amusing clues, and one or two easy ones to get / keep things going and to help with less familiar … Read more >>

Independent/7,874 – Punk

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Apologies for the delay with the blog. This was quite something, with 2 very long thematic answers relating to 16/12. I haven’t actually read any of his work, but am familiar with the … Read more >>

Financial Times N° 13, 897 by Armonie

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Wandering from my usual Guardian beat, I find a puzzle by John Dawson, whom I know better as his alter ego Chifonie; the results are much the same, with straightforward clue construction, smooth surfaces and some ingenious misdirection. John Dawson gives his main interests as crosswords, music, and walking in the Lake District. Could one ask for anything more?

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Guardian 25,527 – Brendan

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Brendan is becoming quite a regular as stand-in for Rufus on his occasional Mondays off, and this was a typically enjoyable puzzle, and mostly not too hard, though with a theme that might … Read more >>