Monday Prize Crossword / Feb 15, 2016
Dante – the perfect remedy for those who dislike a Rufusless Monday.
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Financial Times 15,158 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword / Feb 8, 2016
Falcon – so it’s clear what you’ll get. A gentle, well clued crossword with a bit of film and music thrown in to it.
Financial Times 15,152 – Dante
On the whole, typical Dante stuff – although the first Cryptic Definition appeared rather late.
Financial Times 15,146 – Gurney
Monday Prize Crossword / Jan 25, 2016
This must be Gurney’s debut for the Prize spot.
Not very difficult but smoothly clued as we may expect from this setter (aka Raich, at the Indy).
Financial Times 15,140 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword / Jan 18, 2016
Now that was initially a shocker. A grid that didn’t fit the enumerations of the clues. I tried to find a suitable grid but what I meanwhile didn’t see was that the clues were exactly the same as in the previous Dante (15,140 – 4 Jan 2016)). Fortunately, the FT changed the clues appropriately within a day, avoiding another Carte Rosee …..
Financial Times 15,134 – Armonie
Monday prize Crossword / Jan 11, 2016
It’s been a while since we had Tuesday regular Armonie (aka Chifonie at another place) on the Prize spot. Concise clueing, good surfaces, mostly simple devices.
Enjoyable and relatively easy – although I had some trouble finishing the NE.
Financial Times 15,128 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword / Jan 4, 2016
I know, Dante is not the hardest of setters but this was perhaps my fastest solve ever.
S & B London – thank you for a great event
Some setters are better than others, and some crossword gatherings are better than others.
Today’s S & B was simply fantastic for which huge thanks to, who else, John Henderson and Sue Taylor (aka dirkybee)!
As there was no announcement at Fifteensquared, I didn’t know what to expect but the journey to Kings Cross (great venue!) was worth every penny.
For those who didn’t know this event was on the agenda anyway: see beery hiker’s explanation in comment @5.
Financial Times 15,123 – Cincinnus
Monday Prize Crossword / Dec 28, 2015
Wow, if I’m right, this was my first Cincinnus (elsewhere known as Orlando) and how delightful it was!
Financial Times 15,119 – Dante (Carte Rosee)
Monday Prize Crossword / Dec 21, 2015
It’s the festive season and so it’s time for the annual Carte Rosee , Dante’s Christmas treat.
It’s a crossword with a completely blank grid and clues without clue number and enumeration. Opinions are possibly divided but it wasn’t as bad as it looked.
Financial Times 15,113 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword / Dec 14, 2015
Enjoyable but very easy start to another FT week with lots of anagrams.
Financial Times 15,095 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword / Nov 23, 2015
A pleasant crossword from Falcon in his over-familiar style.
Financial Times 15,089 – Dante
Another one of these Dante/Rufus puzzles that left me with one that I couldn’t parse. The Alberichs and Monks of the World are often much easier in that respect.