Month: October 2013

Guardian 26,071 / Bonxie

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A fun puzzle from Bonxie – probably on the easy side for a prize puzzle, but very enjoyable to work through. Thanks to NeilW for pointing out something I missed: there are lots … Read more >>

Financial Times no.14,440 by Gozo

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A splendid puzzle, this, from Gozo, with a decidedly bookish flavour (a theme which was right up my street, but may have left others tearing their hair). Technically, not a difficult solve, but … Read more >>

Guardian 26,075 – Gordius

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My second Gordius In two weeks: regular readers may be aware that he is not exactly my favourite setter, so I will just say that this is fairly typical of his style, though … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,431 – Crux

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Monday Prize Crossword/Sep 30 An overall enjoyable offering from Crux which may be found here. That said, as so often with Crux,  I wasn’t very keen on the cryptic definitions while there were altogether … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,430 by Mudd

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Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 28, 2013 This puzzle has a few clues that I found challenging: 7D (TUTTI), 9A (PRUNE) and 24A (OARSMEN). My top clues are 1D (HOPELESS), … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,439 by Monk

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I found this a very tricky puzzle, one answer I still can’t fathom.  Thanks Monk for keeping the grey cells active. Across 1 TRAPPIST Brother’s reportedly drunk on gin (8) PIST sounds like … Read more >>

Guardian 26,074 by Paul

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Many thanks to Gaufrid for covering for me last week, Paul presents a bit of a “marmite” puzzle I expect. Football haters will not be impressed by all the football grounds spread around … Read more >>