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Monday Prize Crossword/Feb 20 Another good puzzle by last week’s Birthday Child.  Actually, I found this crossword a lot more satisfying than Rufus’ Guardian puzzle (also published Feb 20) which I thought wasn’t … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Feb 13 The last two Crux crosswords generated a spectacular total of zero comments. That’s perhaps disappointing for me, but even more for the setter who, in my opinion, is one … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Feb 6 In my previous blog (on Mudd’s Prize Crossword) I gave my opinion on the use of ‘double definitions’ (not my favourite device, indeed) and see, here is Dante  to … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jan 30 It is not very often that Mudd appears on a Monday, but there he was.  There were several nice clues with matching surfaces (1ac, 15ac, 26ac and 1d, to … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/ Jan 23 When the name of the setter is Gaff, there must be something going on in the world around us. Remember the Royal Wedding or Swan Upping?  The theme … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Jan 16 A fine offering from Crux. The level of difficulty just right ‘for a Monday puzzle’, but, having said that, no hint of routine cluing. A crossword full of elegant surfaces. … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword /Jan 9 It’s been a while since I’ve last blogged a crossword, but I’m back in town. Many thanks to Duncan [easily the most detailed blog around] and scchua [who was … Read more >>

Monday Prize Puzzle/Dec 19 This was a Dante crossword full of cryptic and double definitions. As ever I did like it (being a real fan of Mr Squires), however I put some question … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Dec 12 This was a very good Crux , one that took a lot more time to solve than usual.  Please keep in mind that I will not be able to respond to … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/5 Dec Another fine crossword  by Dante. Across 1 CASHMERE Fabric obtained for ready money only     CASH (ready money) + MERE (only)       5 BYPATH Rarely taken walk … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/28 Nov A Crux crossword that most certainly will not cause a storm of comments here. It’s a nice enough puzzle, but it is like Cincinnus recently said to me:  “You really … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/21 Nov Back to life, back to reality: a smoothie by Dante. Hardly anything controversial in this crossword. In particular, some nice anagrams with 10ac and 19ac (ROMAN TIMES – MONETARISM … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Nov 14 Crux is one of those setters whose crosswords I am always looking forward to. Many lovely touches and thoughtful cluing along the way. However, sometimes I seem to expect a … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Nov 7 Pleasant starter of the week, this Dante.  What struck me was that the clues were shorter than usual. Surfaces were great as ever ….. ….. while my Top 3 … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Oct 31 A Crux crossword full of clues that were really on my wavelength. When I showed this puzzle to my PinC (who has never tackled a Crux), she was very … Read more >>