Guardian 24172/Rufus
Solving time 4:32 I suppose I should thank Rufus after last Friday’s battle with a really tough Araucaria, but this was just too easy! I’m no speed demon, but I got nearly every … Read more >>
Month: September 2007
Independent 6515/Mordred
I found 90% of this crossword a doddle and then struggled filling in the last few answers. There was the odd word in the wordplay that I’d have expected more in a Morded … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 50, Enigmatist: Lights, camera, action
Thematic answers are all types of of light, camera or action. These clues don’t have definitions, apart from the number referring to 1d, 2d or 3d. Once you work that out, without a … Read more >>
Azed 1839 – fairly tough
Solving time 42:56 I used Chambers earlier than normal – after putting in about half a dozen answers. This puzzle seems to have a fairly high proportion of unfamiliar answers, which I think … Read more >>
Guardian 24,165 (Sat 25 Aug)/Araucaria – Out of the Audenary
Solving time: 55 mins, references for 11 and 25 in grid A. Araucaria’s special Bank Holiday double puzzle was themed around the poet W H Auden, who would have celebrated his hundredth birthday … Read more >>