Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 16 A slightly more difficult than usual puzzle from Cincinnus with a typical offering of fine clues. My choice ones this time are 23A (AEROSMITH), … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 9 I found the top-left corner of this puzzle challenging. Clue 9A (RIPSNORTER) is a difficult one but uses a darned good cryptic definition. Mudd … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 2 This is the best Cinephile I remember in a while. The theme is one there is little you have to figure out about; perhaps … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 25 Another great one from Cincinnus. I would say that 17A, 19A, 24A, 1D and 4D are rather run-of-the-mill clues but the rest are typical … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 18 This puzzle took me longer than most. In particular, 24A (TOILET ROLL) and 6D (APOSTROPHE) stumped me for a while. At first I did … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 11 Here’s another clever Cincinnus puzzle. Some of the clues seem so easy (to construct, that is), even fairly obvious clues for the words in … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 4 This Mudd was a bit more difficult for me than most, especially 16A (TIPTOP), 30A (EVENSONG), 3D (NARK) and 26D (ACER). My favourite clue … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 28 Here’s another delightful and clever puzzle from Cincinnus. We have two very fine hidden-word clues (12A, RHONE and 17D, INAMORATA) but my favourites this … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 21 This is one of those fairly typical Cinephiles where several of the clues, especially those for longer answers, fit a theme and are rather … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 14 A fine Cincinnus this time with great anagrams in 24A (SVENGALI) and 5D (NOW THERE’S A THING), a dazzling cryptic definition in 13D (GOOD … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 7 Being on holiday in the Austrian Alps, I took this puzzle at a leisurely pace and it took me some time — there was … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 31 This strikes me as a mediocre Cincinnus puzzle (although with Cincinnus, mediocre is still jolly fine). My faves are 13A (MAT), 2D (BRIGHTON), 6D … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 24 I was pleased with this typical and fine puzzle by Cinephile. I took a while over 10D and 15D, and I especially like 12A … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 10 Here’s another puzzle with a slew of great Cincinnusian clues. How about 27A (ELDER) and 10A (PRISONERS)? Just brilliant. And I marvel at the … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 10 Another strong puzzle from Mudd. My favourite clue here is 8D (TOOTHPICK). Across 1. SQUAD CAR – QUAD (one of four) in SCAR (trauma) … Read more >>