Independent on Sunday 890 by Quixote – Record-Breaker
Well, just a personal record. I’ve done the great majority of the Indy cryptics since the paper first appeared in 1986 and this was my fastest solve ever. Last year I broke my … Read more >>
Day: 8 March 2007
Guardian 24019/Araucaria – no Brer Rabbit?
Solving time approx. 20 minutes. Araucaria again. I got him last week too, on the Wednesday. What have I done to deserve this? Actually most of it wasn’t too bad today, although I … Read more >>
Independent 6362/Nestor – You won’t be 19A-ed
This seemed slightly easier than Nestor’s previous puzzles but no less brilliant. Practically every clue reads perfectly and the construction of the wordplay is absolutely spot-on throughout. There’s a couple that I didn’t … Read more >>
Guardian 24,018, Paul: Came unstuck, mea culpa
Oh dear, it had to happen. Did the crossword, pottered around the house all morning while someone fixed the broken drain that’s been causing a stink in my house, checked the site a … Read more >>