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This was another excellent crossword by Redshank full of nice twists and turns, including the inevitable subtraction anagrams. After today’s FT blooper one cannot expect Jed to write another blog. Therefore I am happy to … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Oct 1 Last Monday, in the Guardian’s blogosphere, some solvers found it – once more – necessary to heavily criticise Dante’s alter ego Rufus for setting puzzles that are too easy (or … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Sep 24 Not C- or D-day this time, but an elegantly clued crossword by Falcon which can be found  here. Very enjoyable, but also very easy. There are people visiting this site … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/ Sep 17 Although this Crux crossword (which can be found here) was full of very familiar devices and less ‘devious’ than this excellent setter potentially can be, I did have quite some … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Sep 10 Pleasant Dante crossword that didn’t cause me too much trouble (although I had to make my brains work to fully understand 26ac). Smooth as ever, even if there were … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Sep 3 Sometimes it’s D-Day (i.e. Dante), sometimes it’s C-Day. C stands for Crux, a setter with a love for good surfaces. This particular puzzle which can be found here , … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Aug 27 It’s Monday, it’s D-Day again. Giving us one those Dante crosswords that are heavily leaning on cryptic and double definitions (or a combination of the two).  Surfaces were good … Read more >>

There is no blog so far for this splendid Alberich puzzle. Therefore, until someone turns up, I stand up and deliver one (a simple one, that is).  Being a fan of this setter … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Aug 20 Another fine crossword by Crux.  As regulars at this place may know by now, I really like this setter: good surfaces, nice spread of devices and always something to … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/13 Aug Friendly crossword (which you may find here) in the well-known Dante style. Some really nice touches today, but also The Chestnut of all Chestnuts (15d). Definitions are underlined wherever possible … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Aug 6 When there’s something special going on in the world around us, the FT has its very own crossword specialist to present us a reminder: Gaff .  So, what happened … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 30 A Dante crossword that can be found here (in case one needs a reminder of the grid). On the whole Dante’s on a par with himself, even though there was … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 13 Another elegantly clued puzzle by Crux which, in case one still wants to give it a go, can be found here.  While there was nothing too difficult, I really … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 16 Another Dante Crossword written in his familiar style, although – just like in his previous puzzle – too many double definitions.  In the Down clues there were even three in a … Read more >>