Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of December 10th My choice clues in this puzzle are 3D (WHERE ITS AT) and 17D (PASTORAL). I also like 8D (LABURNUM). And I am unsure about … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of December 3 This proved a tricky puzzle for me and, I suspect, for some others. Two clues stand out and are both absolute gems: 22A (IN … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 26 We have another fine Mudd puzzle this week. I especially like 10A (DISPLACE), 29A (TRAIN SET) and 5D (EXIT). Initially I got one clue, … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 19 I found the bottom-right quadrant of this puzzle a bit tricky, especially 24A and 15D. My favourite clues are 1A (PIERCE), 17A (CAFE NOIR), … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 12 I found some challenging clues in this puzzle, especially 1D (WOMANISH), 3D (EDEN) and 8D (REEFER). My favourite is 26D (SAGA) and I also … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 5 Here’s another fine although uncharacteristic puzzle from Cincinnus. I especially like 1A (DICTION), 19A (MOPED), 5D (BATES), 7D (VAGUE) and 17D (APPLIANCE). And I … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 29 I think this is an exceptionally fine Mudd puzzle with many strong clues, my favourites being 1A (SAINT-SAENS), 26A (DUNG), 18D (PRESENT) and 21D … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 22 I dashed off the last Cincinnus puzzle in this slot in 20 minutes. This one I had to work on over the course of … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 15 I found this puzzle a bit hard overall and the top-left quadrant especially tricky. My top clues are 10A (NOVELIST) and 8D (BASTINADO), and … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 8 Here we have another splendid Cincinnus job. For me it was a remarkably easy one — I dashed it off in about 20 minutes. … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 1 I believe I am right in saying that Bradman (Don Manley) is a newcomer to the FT Weekend prize puzzle but I know him … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 24 I enjoyed this puzzle which has a few okay clues and a couple of challenges. One challenge for me was 18D (CHARTIST) — for … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 18 Here we have a very clever puzzle from Mudd. I polished off most of it at a good clip but had a hard time … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 10 Cincinnus is back with some fine clues in this puzzle. There are, however, aspects of wordplay in two clues (17A and 7D) that I … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 3 A good, fairly standard puzzle from Mudd this week. My top clues here are 12A (TWIN) and 8D (NUTMEG). Across 1. DEPART – EP … Read more >>