Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 28 I enjoyed this puzzle from Mudd. I especially liked 25A, 28A and 2D. Across 1. BRIGHT – double definition 4. DETACHED – TED backwards … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 21 Another splendid puzzle from Cincinnus this time. I especially like 16A, 20A and, most of all, 21A. Across 1, 4. WILLOW GROUSE – WILL … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 14 I can’t say I found this an easy puzzle but I did get it completed fairly quickly. Only clue clue, 13A, strikes me as … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 7 I found parts of this Mudd puzzle challenging. I am unsure if I have 8D correct and do not understand the wordplay of 28A. … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 31 The copy I downloaded from the FT’s Web site claims this is a Cincinnus puzzle. Did the print version say that too? (Most weeks … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 24 Don’t you love 4D? How about 21 and 24D? Thank you, Cincinnus. Across 1. DABCHICK – BAD backwards + CHICK (young one) 5. WALLOP … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 17 My favourite of these clues is 9A. Then there are a few that I do not completely understand (3D, 4D, 15D) and one, 4D, … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 10 Cincinnus keeps coming with great clues; witness 1A, 9A, 13A, 2D and 6D. But there is one clue, 11D, whose wordplay I do not … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 3 I don’t recall any compiler using clues for split-word answers (such as 11 and 9 across) as much as Cinephile. He has 4 in … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 26 I found this a moderately difficult puzzle for Mudd. I especially liked 4D and 25D. Across 1. CAMISOLE – CAM (river) + I (one) … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 20 Oh, I do like 13A. And 1A and 5D. Thank you, Cincinnus. Had some trouble with 2D and 14D. Across 1. INSATIABLY – anagram … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 12 For the first time in a while I am faced with two clues that I cannot fully solve, 12A and 20D. I figure I … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 5 Another Cincinnus that, for me, is as impeccable as it is satisfying. Across 9. PATRIARCH – ATRIA (courts) + RC (Catholic) in PH (parish … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 29 I have been a big fan of Cinephile for many, many years — although all these years amount to only a minority of those … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 22 I enjoyed Mudd’s slightly unconventional 11A. I also like 3D and 20D. Across 1. ASSEMBLE – MESS (disorder) backwards in ABLE (has the tools) … Read more >>