Independent 7337 / Tyrus
Posted by Gaufrid on 22nd April 2010
Some rather tricky clues today which meant that this was far from a quick solve for me.
Posted in Independent | 16 Comments »
Archive for April, 2010
Independent on Sunday 1053 by Quixote 18th April 2010
Posted by Handel on 22nd April 2010
A pleasant and fairly quick solve over a pint in our local. We were pleased to get both 8ac and 23ac, which were words and phrases we did know, but had to root around in the back of our minds for.
Posted in Independent | 6 Comments »
Guardian 24,991 / Araucaria
Posted by mhl on 22nd April 2010
A good puzzle from Araucaria, much of it quite easy (a relief to me) with perhaps 3 more difficult clues. I don’t get the subsidiary of 14 across, so any explanations would be much appreciated
Posted in Guardian | 50 Comments »
Inquisitor 1121 – Associates by Lato
Posted by kenmac on 22nd April 2010
Well, this one put up a fight but I won through in the end. I guess it must have taken me about 5 hours over about 4 days.
Posted in Inquisitor | 9 Comments »
Financial Times 13,357 – Crux
Posted by Uncle Yap on 22nd April 2010
Monday Prize Crossword on 12 April 2010
Another soft introduction to the FT week with a wide variety of cryptic devices ranging from the simple anagram to homophones to double definitions; none too difficult nor taxing. Good entertainment.
Posted in FT | 3 Comments »
Financial Times 13,356 by Cincinnus
Posted by Pete Maclean on 22nd April 2010
Prize puzzle from the weekend FT of April 10
Cincinnus keeps up his great style. My favourite clues here are 1A, 16&17A, 24A and 6D.
Posted in FT | 4 Comments »
Independent 7336 by Nimrod
Posted by NealH on 21st April 2010
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism
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Guardian 24,990 – Brummie
Posted by manehi on 21st April 2010
Struggled quite a bit with the top right corner until 17 dropped. Enjoyable puzzle overall.
Posted in Guardian | 43 Comments »
Financial Times 13,365 / Io
Posted by Gaufrid on 21st April 2010
A mixture today of some very easy clues and some that were a bit more tricky to parse. I was helped by having blogged an EV about a month ago where 22,12,24 and 23,18,16 formed part of the theme so these fell into place quite readily. A good variety of clue types, with not too many anagrams, led to an enjoyable solve.
Posted in FT | 4 Comments »
Cryptic Crossword Survey – Update
Posted by Admin on 20th April 2010
Those of you who participated in the recent Cryptic Crossword Survey might like to see Kathryn’s comment #14. Anyone who missed the original announcement can still participate in the survey via the link in the original post.
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Independent 7335 by Dac
Posted by nmsindy on 20th April 2010
Fine puzzle from Dac as always. A nice balance with less familiar answers given easier wordplay, solving time 26 mins.
Posted in Independent | 12 Comments »
Financial Times 13,364 / Loroso
Posted by Agentzero on 20th April 2010
A new setter, I believe. Welcome! A very nice debut. This was slow going for me, perhaps because I am unaccustomed to the setter’s style. However, many of the clues struck me as fresh and clever. Read the rest of this entry »
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Guardian 24989 – Pasquale
Posted by Uncle Yap on 20th April 2010
What a lot of goodies, including hard-boiled eggs, all found on one plate. Medieval tales, English slang, British television trivia, etc. Thank goodness for Wikipedia, without which I would not have been able to produce today’s blog to guide the uninitiated. Extremely challenging for a weekday puzzle and great fun, too.
Posted in Guardian | 54 Comments »
Independent 7334 by Hypnos
Posted by NealH on 19th April 2010
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism
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Guardian 24,988 – Rover
Posted by Andrew on 19th April 2010
A very mixed bag from Rover, though mostly very easy. There were a few clues that I liked, but a lot of rather weak or dubious cryptic definitions, and various other niggles. There’s also a definite mistake in the solution at 21ac.
Posted in Guardian | 39 Comments »