Posted by smiffy on 4th March 2010
A well-crafted tour through a variety of avenues of general knowledge today. We seem to cover everything from military history to folklore and geology, by way of a healthy dose of geography along the way.
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Posted by Simon Harris on 4th March 2010
I seem to have got off lightly after some of the toughies we’ve had on recent Saturdays, which I’ve really struggled with. This, by stark contrast, didn’t put up much of a fight at all, probably taking less time than a typical Friday Phi to complete. Still, no question over the quality of the clueing, and no danger of a late blog posting!
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Posted by Eileen on 4th March 2010
I consider myself very fortunate in drawing this one, as I blogged the last Brendan. There’s the usual witty and clever cluing and enough cross-reference to add interest, without making it too easy. I enjoyed it a lot. [There’s one clue I haven’t solved and another I can’t explain. I’m sure help is at hand!
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Posted by Handel on 4th March 2010
We polished this one off in the Bridge in Topsham, with pints of Branoc and hot pasties. What a wonderful afternoon. Found this easier than the previous puzzle, the vocab in this puzzle was more up our street.
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Posted by Simon Harris on 4th March 2010
An interesting one this, I think – neither too hard nor too easy, though for several the answer came more easily than the explanation.
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Posted by Uncle Yap on 4th March 2010
Monday Prize Crossword from 22 February 2010
Another smooth offering from the slick Dante. Very suitable for beginners to this delightful pastime of solving cryptic crosswords.
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Posted by Pete Maclean on 4th March 2010
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 20
The top-left corner of this puzzle took me a while. I especially like 21D.
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