Posted by NealH on 18th August 2008
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed
Some very tricky, well disguised clues today. Mostly very good, but I thought 6 down was taking things a bit too far. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Independent | 6 Comments »
Posted by Ciaran McNulty on 18th August 2008
I found this fairly easy going, even for a Monday. Mainly composed of a few anagrams, double-definitions and more than the usual amount of cryptic definitions, it was a nice distraction but not much to get your teeth into.
Posted in Guardian | 7 Comments »
Posted by beermagnet on 18th August 2008
I don’t note solving times but maybe I ought to start as I’m pretty sure I must’ve had a Personal Best for this one. Must’ve been about 15 minutes. There was nothing here to cause a hold-up. Last clue in, 14/27 Alistair Darling, I would have got with fewer crossing letters if I’d had to and I was quite surprised to find a complete grid.
Of course, looking back on it now (the next day) I realise this was one of the easiest Eye crosswords for some time. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Private Eye/Cyclops | 6 Comments »