Independent on Sunday 892 by Quixote – Plant held me up
Difficulty with 16 across, but got it in the end – always a bit weak on plants – one of the crossing clues took me a while to understand also, covered below. Solving … Read more >>
Day: 22 March 2007
Guardian 24031/Brendan – elephantine planes
Not an easy puzzle for me. Started off well and cracked the theme pretty quickly – but held up for a long time by the NE corner (got the PIGEON/pidgin homophone inverted). I … Read more >>
Independent 6374/Merlin
More wizardry from Merlin. A couple of “adult” clues and some up-to-the-minute pop culture references, along with some excellent clues. There were a few I wasn’t sure about though (1A, 16A, 10D), and one … Read more >>