Independent 6483/Phi
Good quality puzzle from Phi with a handful of great anagrams. One clue has left me foxed. I think the grid was pangrammatic too. Across 8 DIPSOMANIA — (I SIP ON MAD)* + … Read more >>
Day: 27 July 2007
Inquisitor 29 – Occupation by Phi
Solving time 18:13 A very easy puzzle for me, partly because the theme tied into one of my interests. In eight theme answers, a letter had to be removed before jumbling, and the … Read more >>
Independent 6478 (21-07-07)/Nimrod – Ant-sy.
Something of a novelty for me, this – a Nimrod puzzle where I understood everything (almost). Original choice of theme too; it’s not National Anteater Day or something is it? Across 9 EMANATE … Read more >>
Financial Times 12521/Falcon – Good for the ego…
The easiest crossword I’ve done in quite some time leading to my first ever “clean-sweep” (I think this is a technical term meaning that you solve every clue in a puzzle in order, … Read more >>
Guardian 24,140 – Auster/Mixed bag
This is the first time I have blogged an Auster puzzle. This one has a real mix of very clever and very easy clues, as well as one or two that don’t pass … Read more >>
Guardian Prize Crossword 24135 / Pasquale – Phew!!
Solving Time: 68 minutes Probably the toughest Guardian crossword I have encountered in a very long time. I made a good start with the big anagram but it just went backwards with unfamiliar … Read more >>