Independent 6810 by Dac
Posted by nmsindy on 13th August 2008
Good puzzle, as always from Dac. This one I found on the easy side esp bottom half of grid. Solving time, 12 mins.
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Archive for August 13th, 2008
FINANCIAL TIMES 12,845, set by AARDVARK – 13 August 2008
Posted by Octofem on 13th August 2008
A tricky puzzle with one or two involved clues, but entertaining. Some explanations were not clear to me,
e.g. 23a and 27a.
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Guardian 24,466 – Brummie
Posted by Uncle Yap on 13th August 2008
dd = double definition
cd = cryptic definition
rev = reversed or reversal
ins = insertion
cha = charade
ha = hidden answer
*(fodder) = anagram
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Independent 12-Aug-2008 (On-line only) / Virgilius
Posted by beermagnet on 13th August 2008
There was a different crossword in the paper to that on-line – see blog for no. 6809 for details.
In a comment on that blog Eimi mentions that this is also a Virgilius puzzle, from before the Feb-2008 inception of the on-line offering, but I can’t find a posting here that fits it so here is one.
I didn’t get very far with this on first attempt and had to put it to one side when real life got in the way. So when I looked at this site to find out it had been a different puzzle in the paper, and it was gone midnight, I was forced to finish it off on my own.
I had taken a print so if anyone wants more clue reminders I have them.
There seem to be many Cryptic Defs. (CD) in this puzzle ranging from the very easy to head scratchers. Read the rest of this entry »
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