July 16, 2008 at 12:19 pm – Fifteensquared

Guardian 24,442 / Araucaria – Proboscis Puzzler

July 16, 2008 at 8:25 pmJuly 16, 2008 at 12:19 pm by manehi

Phew! Struggled through this very slowly, including a good five minute stare at 1dn before giving up on it until almost the end. Really enjoyed this. Across 9 LAURIE LEE LAUREL around I, … Read more >>

Independent 6786/Dac

July 16, 2008 at 11:53 pmJuly 16, 2008 at 11:21 am by John

One runs out of superlatives. Every clue here is pithy, elegant and utterly fair, and my slowness in completing some of the clues in the bottom half of the grid is only the … Read more >>

Financial Times no. 12,821 Set by DOGBERRY

July 16, 2008 at 12:15 pmJuly 16, 2008 at 10:17 am by Octofem

ACROSS Much of this puzzle was ‘instant’ but I had some problems with 24a and 26a, and would welcome comments. 1. TEMPLE – (dd – Shirley Temple, adored child star of the Thirties, … Read more >>