Thu August 23, 2007 at 8:23 pm

Guardian 24163/Rover

Thu August 23, 2007 at 8:23 pm by linxit

Solving time 5:44 That was probably the easiest crossword I’ve ever done in the Guardian. Probably the only tricky word was 19ac, but it was an expression I knew from somewhere, so no … Read more >>

Independent 6506/Monk — Nina!

Thu August 23, 2007 at 7:12 pm by Colin Blackburn

The football theme stands out from the clues if not the grid entries, only 9a is a footballing term. I thought that was it then I noticed the letters in the first and … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 914 by Quixote

Thu August 23, 2007 at 12:00 pm by nmsindy

As indicated eslewhere, the first of a shorter blog on Quixote puzzles. Will try to concentrate on a small number of clues focussing on the trickier ones and those I liked the most. … Read more >>

Financial Times 12544/Jason

Thu August 23, 2007 at 11:50 am by neildubya

A nice enough puzzle but a few too many cryptic definitions for my liking. Lots for new solvers to get their 5As stuck into though. Across 1 WIND-BAG – a cryptic definition with … Read more >>

Guardian 24162/Brummie – from a Stan(d in)

Thu August 23, 2007 at 10:23 am by neildubya

I’m indebted to one of our regular commenters – stan – for this blog as we had a bit of a mix up this week and I assigned a puzzle to a blogger … Read more >>

Financial Times 12,534 by Cincinnus

Thu August 23, 2007 at 6:59 am by Pete Maclean

Tougher than usual Cincinnus perhaps with some challenging clues (for me 1A, 1D, 17D and 25D) and a couple of beauties (28A, 15D). Across 1. LOBELIAS – ELIA (essayist) in LOBS (throws). It … Read more >>