Inquisitor 54 – Seasonal Show by Loda
The clues for this Seasonal Show were presented in three blocks: Firstly, an unnumbered set of clues to the whole of each of Rows 1, 3, 5, 8, 10 and 12 with the … Read more >>
Day: 17 January 2008
Guardian 24287/Orlando
Sorry this is so late – I wrote it up at lunchtime but the site’s been down for most of the afternoon with an “Unable to connect to database” error. I seem to … Read more >>
Independent 6631 by Monk
Looking at the grid before I started saw checking was low in some cases eg 2 in 5-letter words, 3 in 7-letters words so I suspected a theme. Having solved it however, I … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 935 by Quixote (13/01/2008)
I found this one very straightforward. Solving time, 12 mins Some notes on clues below – happy to explain others if asked. < = reversed ACROSS 9 S (LIP) ON Don = put … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,657 by Mudd
I had some trouble finishing this one. One reason was that I was unfamiliar with the expression “to wet the baby’s head”. It stems, I understand, from baptism but has come to mean … Read more >>
FT 12,666/Cinephile – Number of the Beast
Quite an esoteric theme for this one, although it is readily flagged and accessible thanks to the preamble, “The beasts are 8” (i.e. 8D). I thought it strange that the creatures in question … Read more >>