Independent Crossword No 6694 by Hypnos
* = anag, < = reversed, () = dropped A moderately difficult puzzle with a couple of excellent clues in 3 and 22 dn. There was one I didn’t quite follow (12 down). … Read more >>
Month: March 2008
Guardian 24,350 – Brendan
Mostly straightforward from Brendan today, some easy anagrams and a couple of hidden words – I was racing towards one of my quicker times until I ran into 2 down. Edit: missed the … Read more >>
Azed 1869 / Plain – Stiff Challenge
Solving Time: 55 minutes (with assistance on two clues from the wonderful Eric) Whether it’s because I am off solving barred puzzles at the moment, I can’t say, but this certainly took me a … Read more >>
Private Eye/Cyclops 361 – 3 Queens
Across 1 OFFBEAT OFF-BEAT I liked “copper back in the station” 5 ODD FISH Perch is a FISH, and 3 is an ODD number, and John Redwood is … 10 BLOOD MONEY M-ONE … Read more >>
Guardian 24,343 (Sat 22 Mar)/Araucaria – Lies, Damned Lies and Counterchecks Quarrelsome
Solving time: About 40 minutes (interrupted); two wrong (30ac and 44dn), one missing (42dn) If you’ve read or seen As You Like It (specifically Act V, Scene IV), you probably found this easier … Read more >>
Independent 6692 Phi / Weekend Warm Up
Solving time: 29 minutes I found it quite a challenge today and a suitable warm-up for the new Listener due in a wee while. Am a bit baffled about parsing 9 down, my guess … Read more >>
Independent 6687/Virgilius (22-03-08)
4/14 provided the theme for this enjoyable puzzle, which I found a bit tougher than usual for this setter. What’s a bit strange though is that I count 13 men’s names in the … Read more >>
Guardian 24,348 (Shed)
Across 1 RIDICULE: CID (reversed) in RULE containing I 9 ANIMUS: NIM (old game) in AUS 10 AGATHA: AA aroung GATH (gun) 11 HIGH JUMP: a field event and what the doomed man … Read more >>
Inquisitor 64 GENERAL HOSPITAL by Arachne
Excellent crossword! Quite testing and certainly fun, with enough continuous progress to keep you interested. There were five types of clue. 1. Five “appendectomies” where the last letter had to be deleted before … Read more >>
Last call for S & B 4
Just a quick reminder that some of us are gathering for another pub & grub session next Friday. Full details in this previous posting.
Independent on Sunday 945 by Quixote (Easter 23 Mar 2008)
Slowed up by 7 down which was new to me and had to look for help even when I’d all the crossing letters and knew it was an anagram. Solving time, 25 mins. … Read more >>
Independent 6691/Nimrod
Across 1 (TURN TAIL HOME VIA)* – ITALIAN VERMOUTH, otherwise known as IT as in “Gin and It”. But how can “orbital” be an anagram indicator? 9 RY in TON – not difficult … Read more >>
Guardian 24347/Logodaedalus
A fairly straightforward puzzle with a small amount of word play en clair. There were a couple of tougher clues in here too. Across 7 TURNOVER TURN OVER …a page … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,726 (Gozo)
Across 1 LAST WORD: &Lit 5 ABIDES: AB (sailor) + IDES (fateful date) 9 BUTTER UP: BUTTERcUP without the ‘c’ (top of carpel) 10 TISSUE: anagram of SUITES 13 DISCARDED: DISC + anagram … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,717 by Cincinnus
Some snazzy clues here but also one that I could not solve (11D)! Across 1. SO CALLED – anagram of ALL CODES 5. SHAPES – S[tylis]H + APES (copies) 9. HESPERUS – HES … Read more >>