September 25, 2008 at 1:16 pm

Independent 6847 by Nimrod

September 25, 2008 at 1:16 pm by nmsindy

Extremely difficult and I failed with it, guessing two answers at the end which turned out to be wrong. There are a few others I do not understand either. As a late stand-in, … Read more >>

Today’s Independent – Sub required

September 25, 2008 at 12:23 pm by neildubya

I’m supposed to be blogging today but it doesn’t look like I’m going to get the opportunity. If one of the other bloggers can step in for me I would be very grateful. … Read more >>

This was quite a fast puzzle to do, despite some of the vocabulary or meanings being unfamiliar to me, particularly in the north-east corner. There are couple of clues I wasn’t wild about, … Read more >>

FT No.12882, Set by Viking, 25 September, 2008

September 25, 2008 at 1:17 pmSeptember 25, 2008 at 10:10 am by Octofem

Some interesting clues this morning, and the left bottom corner gave me pause. 27d particularly troublesome. ACROSS 1. CORNET – (c-or-net) 4. KEYBOARD – key board – cryptic definition. Board as in board … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 971 by Quixote (21 Sep 2008)

September 25, 2008 at 10:00 am by nmsindy

Solving time, 17 mins. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 TAROT CARDS (Trad actors)* 8 S (TICK) UM New word to me that I worked out from the clear wordplay – … Read more >>

Financial Times 12,872 by Cincinnus

September 25, 2008 at 3:56 am by Pete Maclean

The Weekend Prize Puzzle from 13 September 2008 It must be obvious that I am fairly good at FT puzzles but I am not a particularly fast solver. It does happen once in … Read more >>

Financial Times 12,873 – Dante

September 25, 2008 at 12:02 am by Uncle Yap

From Monday Prize Puzzle on 15 September 2008 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = … Read more >>