Posted by rightback on 26th September 2009
Solving time: 7 mins
This was my fastest solve of a Saturday puzzle for a while, so must have been easier than usual, even for a non-Araucaria week. Only 20dn (REMARK) caused any real trouble.
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Posted by John on 25th September 2009
This seemed unusually difficult for Phi and one clue completely defeated me. There are a few I’m not sure about, which will I’m sure be rapidly explained here. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Eileen on 25th September 2009
I found this quite tough going, both solving and parsing, and was pleased to have finished without recourse to the ‘cheat’ button – but irritated to have been completely beaten by the explanation of one clue. There were several penny-dropping moments along the way.
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Posted by kenmac on 25th September 2009
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Posted by smiffy on 24th September 2009
This was probably my most rapid completion of a Cinephile puzzle in donkey’s years. Unfortunately, I ended up guessing incorrectly at 4D so I can’t claim a correct solution! Plenty of double definition clues in the mix today.
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Posted by Ali on 24th September 2009
A nice, tough puzzle from Nestor with some lovely clues. I have to admit I struggled with the NW and SW corners though and there are a few I don’t understand even after resorting to help!
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Posted by mhl on 24th September 2009
We enjoyed this and just missed out 8 down, so it’s probably a good difficulty level for a daily puzzle. I particularly liked the surface readings of 9a, 10a, 3d and 12a. Update: thanks to Bryan for pointing out the theme, which I stupidly missed: WEST SIDE STORY is in the answers, along with the gangs (the JETS the SHARKS) and several songs (TONIGHT, MARIA, AMERICA, SOMEWHERE)
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Posted by nmsindy on 24th September 2009
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Posted by Uncle Yap on 24th September 2009
Monday Prize Crossword on 14 September 2009
dd = double definition
cd = cryptic definition
rev = reversed or reversal
ins = insertion
cha = charade
ha = hidden answer
*(fodder) = anagram
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Posted by Pete Maclean on 24th September 2009
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 12
For the first time in a while I am faced with two clues that I cannot fully solve, 12A and 20D. I figure I have guessed the answers correctly but cannot see how the wordplay works.
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Posted by Simon Harris on 23rd September 2009
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition.
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Posted by Ciaran McNulty on 23rd September 2009
An interesting Araucaria today, the clues not being particularly fiendish in their construction but requiring a fairly wide vocabulary (or perhaps today just happened to hit the weak spots in my knowledge).
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Posted by Gaufrid on 23rd September 2009
Nothing particularly difficult in today’s themed offering from Gozo. A few of the birds may not be familiar to some but they were easy enough to get from the wordplay.
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Posted by Agentzero on 22nd September 2009
This enjoyable puzzle was a mix of straighforward clues and some tricky ones. It took me a while to unravel the wordplay for some of them, learning a few new words in the process. Read the rest of this entry »
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