Inquisitor 75 CLASSIFIED by Hypnos
Excellent puzzle based on James Bond villains on the centenary of the birth of Ian Fleming, with some inventive and amusing clues. Once I’d twigged that we were looking at SCARAMANGA (which led … Read more >>
Day: 17 June 2008
Financial Times 12796 / Quark
The puzzle was uploaded later than usual and just about that time there was power failure in my flat. Hence the delay in posting the blog. 29dn gave a quick foothold onto the grid. … Read more >>
Independent 6761 by Morph
A pleasing, innovative, puzzle which I found on the easy side. Solving time, 18 mins. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 GUARDIAN (A = American in a drug)* 5 P (EOPL) … Read more >>
Guardian 24,417, Rover: Life’s ups and downs
As an occasional sub now, I’ll try to remember the rules – bear with me. In keeping with my philosophy that daily puzzles should be doable without recourse to reference works, there are a … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,789 – Dante
From FT Monday 9 June 2008 Common abbreviations used dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade * = anagram What a … Read more >>