Independent 6,763/Mordred
I found this tough going for a mid-week puzzle. I’ve never come across a few of the answers before and some clues are still a bit baffling. Across 8 ZULU – As in … Read more >>
Day: 19 June 2008
Independent on Sunday 957 by Quixote (15 June 2008)
Fairly straightforward, solving time 17 mins. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 T (RUM PETER) S st< 9 PRO (S) PER 10 CO (M PAN) y nap< 11 KAPPA hidden 12 … Read more >>
Guardian 24419/Araucaria – Oh, Jerusalem!
This was a mix of accessible and impossible without wikipedia: unless you’re a Blake scholar, I had to reread “Jerusalem” to make head or tail. I’m also stymied by 13A which is unrelated … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,798 – Sleuth
Common abbreviations used dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade * = anagram Quite a challenging puzzle with many varied devices. … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,788 by Mudd
An easy Mudd this time around. 19D was the only clue that stumped me for a while. Across 1. HOPPER – [c]HOPPER 4. SCHOONER – CH (companion) in SOONER (rather) 9. READER – … Read more >>