Free book in Sunday Independent (UK)
As nmsindy says in his Quixote report, this Sunday’s edition (8th June) will include a shortened version of Don Manley’s “Chambers Crossword Manual”. For UK solvers who don’t yet have a “how to … Read more >>
Day: 5 June 2008
Independent 6751 by Phi
Unusual for Phi to appear other than on a Friday. Not sure if this means some themed puzzle is planned for this Friday 6 June. This I found very well put together as … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 955 by Quixote (1 June 2008)
With Listener puzzle 4000 due this year (20 September to be exact) we should not forget Quixote has less than a year to make the 1000. If my calculations are correct this is … Read more >>
Guardian 24407 – Paul
Common abbreviations used dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade * = anagram I am ever so blessed with my Guardian … Read more >>
FT 12,786 – Adamant
Given that I’m posting relatively late in the day, I’ll keep the editorial comments to a minimum – in the interests of expediency. There’s not really anything unduly tricky in here anyway, although I … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,776 by Mudd
Mudd kept me busy for a while with this one. 21D strikes me as an interesting case: I believe it works perfectly as a cryptic definition yet the cryptic-ness of it seems rather … Read more >>