Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 2 A good challenge from Mudd. 18D took me a while. And I do not understand the wordplay in 21A. Across 1. MAIDEN – AID … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 25 A slightly more challenging Cincinnus puzzle than usual by my reckoning. I especially like 3D and 19D. Across 1. INDIANAPOLIS – NAPOLI (Italian city) … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 18 A nice, moderately difficult puzzle from Cinephile with a memorable clue in 3D. I was stumped on 10A for a while as I was … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of 11 April Cincinnus gives us another very fine puzzle. Every clue is technically perfect (as usual) and a good few are impressive. Across 1. NEWSREEL – … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 3 Usually I find Cinephile’s strongly themed puzzles to be fairly easy; this one was more challenging for me than most. Took me a while … Read more >>

FT Weekend prize puzzle from March 28 Another beauty from Cincinnus. I especially liked 1A, 14A, 28A, 5D and 7D. Across 1. BUDGIE – I (one) in BUDGE (stir) 4. DIASPORA – A[i]R[c]O[r]P[s] … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 21 It took me a while to complete the top right corner of this puzzle, not being familiar with ABBACY and finding 9A, 12A and … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 14 Cincinnus gives us some particularly splendid double definitions this week (20D, 24D) and a generally excellent puzzle as usual. Across 1. DOCTOR – CT … Read more >>

FT Weekend prize puzzle from March 7 Cinephile brings us a mix of some clever clues (23A, 25A, 26A, 15D), some pedestrian ones (1D), a couple of familiar ones (15A, 17D) and a … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 28 A typically fine Cincinnus puzzle is what we have here. Across 1. HOT PANTS – anagram of TOP in HANTS (where Jane Austen was … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 21 I had trouble finishing the bottom-right corner of this puzzle and have a quibble about one of the clues there. Across 1. SCRAPE BY … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 14 I don’t recall coming across Gozo before. I liked having a different sort of puzzle for a change but the nature of it made … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 7 A typically delicious Cincinnus this time with a few fine clues (20A, 26A, 1D). Across 1. GORE VIDAL – GORE (green campaigner) + anagram … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the FT Weekend edition of January 31 I found this puzzle rather easy but fancy it might not be for those less familiar with mathematical terminology. The combination of 13 … Read more >>

Weekend FT prize puzzle from January 24 I found the top-left quadrant of this puzzle to be a challenge to complete. I was not familiar with the Battle of Solferino and was thwarted … Read more >>