Financial Times 13,036 / Viking

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I found this puzzle tough to start with but it got better when then the anagrams fell into place. 9A and 21A were my favourites, also enjoyed the reversals at 28A and 31A. … Read more >>

Beelzebub 996 (22/03/09)

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*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. A typically excellent Beelzebub, with some especially nice surface readings. I’ve managed to explain them all this week, which may actually be a first! Across … Read more >>

FT 13,035/Bradman

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A well-balanced smattering of general knowledge categories (and at the Trivial Pursuit, rather than Mastermind, level). A couple of Oxbridge college names cropped up early on while solving, which lured me briefly into … Read more >>

Independent 7,002/Nestor

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I found this pretty tough going, though Thursdays are generally the hardest weekday. I made a flying start with some of the across clues, but then slowed up, mainly because I thought that … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,026 – Falcon

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Monday Prize Crossword on 16 March 2009 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>

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Financial Times 13,025 / Cincinnus

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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 >>

Independent 7001/Dac

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Everything typically elegant and natural today. Across 1 FEAT HERB RAINED — One of the signs of a good charade clue is that the long word is split into components that are not … Read more >>

Guardian 24656 / Brendan

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A fun puzzle from Brendan with a theme of name changes. I’m afraid I’m not likely to be able to update this post with any corrections until much later today. Across 8. SIDE … Read more >>