Puzzles 54 – 105
Guardian 24275/Rover
Solving time 8:12 I haven’t done a Rover puzzle for a long time, so I looked on the Setters page here to see what I’d be in for, and he’s described as “Hard”. … Read more >>
Month: January 2008
Independent on Sunday 933 by Quixote
The usual pleasing fare from Quixote in the final IoS puzzle of the year. I found it fairly easy, solving time, 15 mins. Notes on some clues below, happy to explain others if … Read more >>
Christmas Crossword by Cinephile
This whopper proved rather easy. That is often true of Cinephile’s themed puzzles but is especially so of this one because, once one has spotted the theme, one knows not simply what kind … Read more >>
Independent 6618/Merlin
Across 1 (DID GO FOR)*,AY – an &lit and a reference to the GOOD FRIDAY Agreement but I see no anagram indicator… 6 [-n]OTIC[-e] 9 WARS,A,W,P,ACT – another &lit, and a good one … Read more >>
Guardian 24274/Paul – fish or fowl?
Neither fish nor fowl — can’t tell if there’s really a theme here or not: do fish and chips and grouse and chickens and pecking qualify? A couple of wordplays that I’m still … Read more >>
Independent 6617/Virgilius
It’s New Year’s day, and it’s Virgilius. That means that his crossword must contain some wonderful Nina, especially as the grid is a bit odd. But I can’t see it. (Note from Neildubya: … Read more >>