Posted by Gaufrid on 5th November 2009
What’s happened to smiffy?!
This setter appears to be a new addition to the FT stable so it is a pity that a few errors crept into the puzzle along the way as indicated below (24a, 1d, 3d, 6d & possibly 23d) unless, of course, I have missed something.
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Posted by Ali on 5th November 2009
I suspected we might get a Bonfire Night theme today, and this didn’t disappoint. There were plenty of long across answers and anagrams to open up the grid, though I did struggle a bit to finish off some of the downs, and admitted defeat on 20D. Very enjoyable stuff though. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Andrew on 5th November 2009
At first I thought Crucible was a new setter, but I see he (?) has appeared a few times, most recently in September this year. Not surprisingly, Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot provide a theme; despite half-expecting this I took a while to get 19dn, from which the linked clues followed easily, and generally this was not at all hard.
Key:
dd = double definition
* = anagram
< = reverse
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Posted by Pete Maclean on 5th November 2009
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 24
Don’t you love 4D? How about 21 and 24D? Thank you, Cincinnus.
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Posted by nmsindy on 5th November 2009
This blog is scheduled a week later than normal as the entry date was put back to Wed 4 November because of the postal dispute. I found this a very easy puzzle, 13 mins
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Posted by Uncle Yap on 5th November 2009
Monday Prize Crossword on 26 October 2009
dd = double definition
dud = duplicate definition
cd = cryptic definition
rev = reversed or reversal
ins = insertion
cha = charade
ha = hidden answer
*(fodder) = anagram
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