Posted by shuchi on 1st April 2011
A very fine crossword that I wish I could have solved and relished at a more leisurely pace – I’m late with the blog and have rushed through! Alberich is at his best with some lovely &lits, challenging wordplay and a wide range of knowledge domains. The SI at a few places is very devious (4d, 16d) and the penny hasn’t dropped on a couple of others yet (5a, 3d, 17d). // Update: Thanks to Eileen, deke and Lenny for filling in the gaps.
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Posted by flashling on 1st April 2011
On Monday Gaufrid wrote: It was something of a surprise to see Phi on a Monday, Eimi must have something interesting lined up for April 1st Oh dear he was right, seems the joke is on me. To me this is Hard with a capital H, Anax yesterday, this has been a tough couple of days. It’s a Nimrod. So naturally there’s stuff I don’t quite get.
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Posted by mhl on 1st April 2011
A characteristically inventive and intricate puzzle from Puck, with lots of very nice clues. This puzzle has one of those themes which is more like a chain of associations running through the clues – very satisfying to solve.
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Posted by Agentzero on 1st April 2011
FT Prize Puzzle of Monday March 21
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