FINANCIAL TIMES 12,871 by BRADMAN
As indicated, Smiffy is tied up with work so I will offer my blog instead (I hope I haven’t trodden on his toes!) because some potential solvers may be wondering why the clues … Read more >>
Day: 12 September 2008
Independent 6836/Punk
When people say things like “You’ve got to get on to the wavelength of the setter”, my inclination is to say “Rubbish. A cryptic is a cryptic and they all more or less … Read more >>
Independent 6831/Nimrod (06-09-08 Prize Puzzle)
Some of the slightly odd words and phrases in the grid are explained the Nina: look at the letters around the perimeter of the grid, starting from the top-left hand corner and going … Read more >>
Inquisitor 88 — OVER AND UNDER by Obtrox
Working away from home for the last couple of weeks meant doing most of this puzzle quickly last night. Some wordplay led to extra letters; some omitted letters (potentially more than one per … Read more >>
Guardian, 24492 (Brummie)
Didn’t find this easy and am still unsure about 9a Across 9 RANCOROUS: ANCOR in anagram of SOUR; but why ANCOR? (is it a homophone of ANCHOR) 12,3 WONDERFUL COPENHAGEN: WONDERFUL (modern meaning … Read more >>