Quarterly Prize Puzzle (Oct 2024)
MDCLXVI by Radler
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Why not have a go at our latest Quarterly Prize Puzzle?
The winner will receive their choice of any of the Telegraph Crossword Books.
Please note that, due to punitive postal charges, while the competition is open to all, the prize is only available to UK solvers.
A review will follow after the closing date (20th Oct 2024).
The competition is now closed
The puzzle is available by clicking on the above grid.
Please read the instructions carefully.
We’ve left this post open for comments, but if you don’t want your comment to be deleted then do not provide any help for other solvers or mention any detail about the puzzle, especially references to individual clues, until after the closing date.
After the recent impenetrable NTSPP from Radler, I was much relieved to find this one both solvable and great fun.
I have just one small query on one of the clues, which I will try to remember to check when the review is published.
Many thanks to Radler.
A cracking puzzle from Radler (not quite as fiendish as some of his NTSPP productions but still needing some caffeine-assistance). Thanks to him.
There are some brilliantly deceptive definition here.
Many thanks to Radler for an eXCeLLent QPP (OK, I know – LL is invalid!). I have XI ticks on my page and could probably have added more. As soon as I saw MDCLXVI, my first thought was 1666 – the year of the Great Fire of London, however, the preamble informed me that this was simply a list and not a theme – although I did spot a ‘Mr Burns’ in there! I kept score as I solved the clues, which added to the anticipation, but as this was all done quite late yesterday evening I’m going to demand a recount before submitting my answer…
Very late getting on to this and then found it a significant challenge that required much cogitation.
All sorted now (I hope), the additions done and answer submitted.
Thanks Radler.
Finally finished the puzzle, now to do the sums………..
Thanks to the fiend!