Guardian 24,455/Araucaria – Toil and Trouble
Raced through a few easier clues, and then struggled a bit with this. Eventually got the four longer references to 22 (RHYME) around the edges of the grid, which helped a little. Had … Read more >>
Day: 31 July 2008
Independent 6799/Mordred
An impressive puzzle where every clue has a sporty feel to it (although 2 and 3 seem to be stretching things a bit). Some very clever stuff here and more than one excellent … Read more >>
FINANCIAL TIMES, no.12834 set by SATORI, July 31 2008
A WEEDY PADDOCK This one gave me a few headaches, particularly the word play of 30a, and SATORI led me cleverly astray in a few clues. ACROSS 1. RESIST – (‘rest’- to include … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 963 by Quixote (27 Jul 2008)
Solving time, just under 20 mins. * = anagram < = reversed 1 DISSEMBLANCE SE in (Lib Dems can)* 9 L EASE L END Usually known as Lend-Lease but both alternatives are in … Read more >>
FINANCIAL TIMES 12,824 by Mudd (19 July)
Perhaps slightly harder to get into than some FT crosswords but once started there were no major difficulties, apart from 26a which took me a while to see the wordplay even though the answer … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,825 – Dante
From FT Monday Prize Crossword 21st July 2008 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = … Read more >>