Posted by RatkojaRiku on 31st December 2010
An enjoyable solve from Eimi to bring this year’s batch of Indy crosswords to an end. An unannounced seasonal theme added an extra layer of entertainment to the puzzle, with the panto season now in full swing.
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Posted by nmsindy on 31st December 2010
As in former years, I noted down my solving times for Indy puzzles in 2010. I do not approach puzzles in ‘race the clock’ mode, but always found it interesting to note the solving times especially to compare the setters. The average solving time for a setter’s puzzles is irrelevant to enjoyment of the puzzle which IMHO is the only purpose of this leisure activity and, while it’s a cliché, variety is the spice of life.
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Posted by Eileen on 31st December 2010
Orlando’s puzzles are always entertaining and I’m pleased to get one of his for my last blog of the year. There’s a good variety of cluing, with smooth, often witty, surfaces throughout, some clever anagrams and amusing homophones – and one piece of wordplay which I thought had me beaten until the light dawned. Thank you, Orlando, for this and your puzzles throughout the year: a very Happy New Year to you and all our readers.
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Posted by mc_rapper67 on 31st December 2010
Cold comfort, indeed – a wonderfully themed EV for the weather at the time! The preamble seemed fairly complex – twenty answers entered ‘in a certain way’, most clues containing a misprint – leading to a quotation – and the remaining clues’ initials leading to the ‘setting’ – and THEN three names to find in the grid…
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Posted by petebiddlecombe on 30th December 2010
Those of you who look at the Times for the Times blog will know that I’ve just started a new job.
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Posted by Ali on 30th December 2010
This was something of a tour de force from Anax. It was also incredibly difficult!
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Posted by Gaufrid on 30th December 2010
Smiffy has been caught up in the aftermath of the recent blizzards in the US and is still trying to get home after his Christmas break so you will have to put up with me again today.
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Posted by Uncle Yap on 30th December 2010
Monday Prize Crossword on 20 December 2010
Crux delighted us with this selection which included some creative and amusing cryptic definitions. There are also a few devices which I have not seen before. Good stuff !
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Posted by Andrew on 30th December 2010
A welcome return for Pasquale after nearly two months’ absence. The Christmas gremlins are still crawling around the Guardian site, meaning this puzzle was available 24 hours early, so I had plenty of time for solving and writing the blog. However it was quite a gentle one – a lot easier that some of Pasquale’s recent puzzles. As promised last week, I’d like to wish you all a very happy and crossword-filled New Year, and I hope to meet some of you at the Derby meeting in a few weeks’ time.
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Posted by Pete Maclean on 30th December 2010
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of December 18
Another fine Mudd with, what was for me, a slightly difficult top-right corner. My favourite clues here are 13A (AFORESAID), 28A (NO FEAR) and 20D (LULU).
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Posted by John on 29th December 2010
Dac goes on and on, week after week producing crosswords full of clues with smooth surfaces and apart from one or two very small niggles below, a high standard throughout.
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Posted by Gaufrid on 29th December 2010
Armonie usually appears on a Tuesday so I wasn’t expecting him today, though perhaps I should have done since there was no puzzle on Monday and yesterday we had a Dante prize puzzle.
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Posted by PeterO on 29th December 2010
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Posted by Simon Harris on 28th December 2010
Judging by the mess I’ve made of the grid, I must have found this one pretty tough going. Having said that, on blogging there doesn’t appear to be anything particular troublesome in there.
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Posted by flashling on 28th December 2010
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