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NTSPP – 076 (Review)

Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 076

A Puzzle by Prolixic

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GOTCHA!

Prolixic has given us an excellent puzzle with thematic material ( I have highlighted these in green). I didn’t notice it at the time and you don’t need to know it to solve the puzzle but it was great when I realised what it was. This puzzle was written some time ago and it was fortunate that there was no reference to a certain Sunday tabloid otherwise the puzzle would have been out of date! Continue reading “NTSPP – 076 (Review)”

NTSPP – 072 (Review)

Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle –  072

A Puzzle by Prolixic

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Difficulty ***Enjoyment ***

I test-solved this crossword back in the April heat wave, but according to my notes at the time, I solved it in a deckchair in the hot sunny garden, found the top easier than the bottom and, with only a couple of queries, enjoyed the crossword very much.

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NTSPP – 067 (Review)

Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 067 (Review)

A Puzzle by Prolixic

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Prolixic has given us a puzzle which is a bit different from his previous compilations. He’s given us a fair few words which I, at least, didn’t know but to compensate he’s made the wordplay for most of them more straightforward than we’ve come to expect from him.

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NTSPP – 063 (Review)

Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 063 (Review)

A Puzzle by Prolixic

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I am going to blame the fact that I was sitting in the blazing sun when I started trying to solve this puzzle but , having put in a few of the straightforward solutions, I did have to go on-line and get a couple of letters to help me sort out the rest. Whilst at the trickier end of the Prolixic spectrum, it has a very nice theme (the themed clues I have spotted are marked with an *) and some great clues, so thanks to Prolixic once again for another great piece of Saturday afternoon entertainment.

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NTSPP – 060 (Review)

Not the Saturday Prize Puzzle – 060

A Puzzle by Prolixic

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It is always great to open one’s  emails and find one from Prolixic with the subject line containing the words “test solve’’.    This particular crossword was entertaining from start to finish, with a great theme, and some very nice clues, so thank you once again Prolixic. Continue reading “NTSPP – 060 (Review)”