Posted by John on 2nd August 2012
A good crossword from Monk today. I don’t know if I’m getting better at his crosswords (doubtful really) or if he’s becoming a bit kinder. Certainly there used to be a time when they took me ages and struck me as incredibly clever. Perhaps it’s simply that his cunningness is less effective nowadays.
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Posted by manehi on 2nd August 2012
Was slightly underwhelmed by a straightforward start full of anagrams and hidden clues, then worked out the theme and smiled through the rest of the puzzle. Favourite clues 26ac and 20dn. Not too sure about the definition in 27ac…
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Posted by Sil van den Hoek on 2nd August 2012
Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 13
Another elegantly clued puzzle by Crux which, in case one still wants to give it a go, can be found here. While there was nothing too difficult, I really made a mess of the NE by making no less than 4 (four!) mistakes to which I will refer in the blog below.
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Posted by Pete Maclean on 2nd August 2012
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 21, 2012
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