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Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 9 It’s a well-known fact that Monday Prize Crosswords can be found at the easier end of the spectrum. This Falcon puzzle was no exception, but I hasten to say that … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 2 First of all, many many thanks to Flashling who was so kind to blog all four of the June Monday Prize Crosswords. It must have been hard to adjust … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/May 28 A typical Dante crossword, at the start of what turned out to be a great FT week (with, for me, Mudd’s ‘marathon’ puzzle a particular highlight). Definitions are underlined … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/May 21 By now, readers of my blogs will know that I like Crux crosswords very much. This one was no exception, but for some reason I’m always hoping that Crux … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/May 14 It looks like Falcon is going to join Dante and Crux more regularly on the Monday spot. A well-constructed crossword that was very much on the easy side. After … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/May 7 Most Dante puzzles have at least one or two gems, but this one was rather standard – some might call it  “typical Monday fare”. Not much to complain about, … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Apr 30 Another charmer by Crux, a compiler who is high on my List B of Favourite Setters [B only referring to the grade of difficulty] because of  (a) the splendid … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Apr 23 After a one-off Tuesday appearance Dante is back on the familiar Monday spot. With the quality we have come to expect from, in a way, the Setter of Setters. Thanks … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Apr 16 Quite a surprise to see a Falcon crossword on a Monday (instead of the expected Dante who, for once, took the Tuesday spot that week), but this neatly clued puzzle was … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Apr 2 A Dante puzzle that I completed in two sessions, which probably makes clear that I didn’t find this the easiest of Dantes. Some real gems in this puzzle (1ac, … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Mar 26 Always satisfying to blog a puzzle by Crux.  On the easier side of the FT spectrum, but with enough little twists and turns to make this an enjoyable ride. … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Mar 19 A typical Dante puzzle , enjoyable as ever. Definitions are underlined and/or referred to in the blog.   Across 1 RUSTED Condition of tank, perhaps, after attack from the … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Mar 12 An enjoyable prize puzzle by Mudd which I didn’t find very hard. If I remember well, I found it even a bit blandish during solving – but that said, … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Mar 5 A Dante crossword drenched in double definitions, anagrams, etc etc.  All very familiar, but then there was 12ac. I have an idea how it might work, but I do not like … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Feb 27 We (= my PinC and I) thought this was a 3E crossword. First E for ‘Easy’,  another E for ‘Elegant’ and the final one, deservedly so, for ‘Enjoyable’.  We do need … Read more >>