Independent 6,811/Scorpion
This was a stiff challenge for a weekday I thought, particularly the right-hand side of the grid which was all but empty after my first attempt. Managed to chip away at it eventually, … Read more >>
Day: 14 August 2008
Independent on Sunday 965 by Quixote (10 Aug 2008)
Solving time, 18 mins * = anagram ACROSS 1 Actor Kevin SPACEY – in a dreamy state (adj) – N American usage 5 SECOND Double definition with split at Extra/time 8 HER(m)ITAGE Tricky … Read more >>
Guardian 244,67/Araucaria
Yet another very enjoyable offering from Araucaria. I got 25/26ac immediately and the various types of pear followed quickly. Several clues involved bits of what is perhaps slightly obscure general knowledge (e.g. 18ac, … Read more >>
FT 12,846/Bradman
I found this less challenging than usual for Bradman. Nothing fundamentally wrong with that; the clueing is as watertight and scrupulously fair as ever. And the fact that I’m uncertain whether I have … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,836 by Cincinnus
I purchased my copy of the FT containing this puzzle at the railway station in Wörgl, Austria, a place I had never heard of until I found myself changing trains there while heading … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,837 – Dante
From FT Monday Prize Crossword 12,837 – 4th August 2008 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer … Read more >>