Posted by Eileen on 7th February 2013
In response to a request in General Discussion, a blog of the puzzle, available here that Araucaria wrote for Tuesday evening’s ‘Newsnight’, in which he appeared. If you missed the programme, it can be seen here.
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Posted by Ringo on 7th February 2013
I’ve always found it a bit of a struggle to get on Hamilton’s wavelength, and this morning’s offering was no exception – but that’s not to say I didn’t enjoy the challenge. Even though this was a themed puzzle, of which I’m not usually a fan, I found this a fun solve. There were some complicated constructions, and one or two stubborn puzzles – and I learned a new word, at 12ac. which is always a bonus. Thank-you, Hamilton.
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Posted by scchua on 7th February 2013
An enjoyable offering from Orlando. Not difficult, with 25across my last one in. Thanks to Orlando. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links to the puzzle. Please enclose any comments about them in double brackets.]]
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Posted by Bertandjoyce on 7th February 2013
We are celebrating our first anniversary of blogging on fifteensquared this week and it’s Thursday so we expected a somewhat difficult solve, especially when we saw that it was Tyrus who has the reputation of being one of the ‘harder’ setters.
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Posted by Sil van den Hoek on 7th February 2013
Monday Prize Crossword/Jan 28
Another Monday, another Dante? I am not sure. There were quite a few clues that I didn’t find particularly satisfying. Perhaps it was just me. If indeed so, I am happy to hear the comments from other solvers.
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Posted by Pete Maclean on 7th February 2013
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 26th, 2013
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