Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,262 by Araucaria

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A very enjoyable alphabet jigsaw crossword from Araucaria, the J and B double clues giving a staightforward fit into the grid.  This format has become  something of a trademark for Araucaria, though I notice his his other trademark  feature … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,639 / Flimsy

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Pretty neat clues from Flimsy, as if in defiance to the dominant “ruinous” imagery of their surfaces – several clues talk of rot and decay, spoiling and perishing. A niggle or two over … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,638 /Loroso

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The usual cordon bleu offering from Loroso.  Plenty of entertaining surfaces and ambitious, but fair, wordplay.  A few of the answer are at the more arcane end of the spectrum that we usually … Read more >>

Guardian 25,266 / Araucaria

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An excellent crossword from Araucaria, although one that I found very hard. A complete explanation of 1d and ideas about 22d would be very welcome 🙂 My favourite clue is the lovely 21d. The … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,629 / Falcon

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Prize Puzzle from the Monday February 28 Financial Times Falcon’s clues today were all cleanly written; many had particularly clever or smooth surfaces (11 across, 13 across), but some were a bit odd (28 … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,637 by Cinephile

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A fine crossword from Cinephile, complete with his usual ‘bending of the rules’ that will delight some and no doubt infuriate others.  I didn’t find that the special instructions were important to solving this … Read more >>

Guardian 25,265 / Paul

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Another excellent  puzzle from Paul, which I found great fun to solve.  It’s quite straightforward, I think, but there’s lots to admire – and smile at – in the ingenious cluing. Across 1   … Read more >>

Independent 7,611 / Dac

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No surprises over today’s setter: it’s Wednesday, so it just had to be a Dac. Similarly, no surprises about the kind of crossword in store for us: a set of perfectly sound, uncontrived … Read more >>