Month: September 2008

Financial Times 12,861 – Dante

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From Monday Prize Puzzle on 1 September 2008 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = … Read more >>

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Guardian 24,490/Araucaria

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I’d only just finished Araucaria’s Saturday puzzle, which I found very hard, so I was a bit apprehensive when I saw his name again. Fortunately this one was a lot less troublesome, though … Read more >>

Independent 6,834/Dac

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Busy busy today, so apologies for the late (and quick) blog. I found this fairly tough in places but, as ever, some lovely clues from Dac, with some nicely misleading surfaces. Across 1 … Read more >>

FINANCIAL TIMES 12,869 by GOZO

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This one doesn’t need my usual detailed analysis and so there are few comments (it’s not just laziness on my part 🙂  A good starter for those new to cryptic crosswords but hardly satisfying … Read more >>

Financial Times 12868 / Jason

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I have been blogging here on FT crossword every Tuesday for the past six months. Usually, as my readers will know,  I have been completing or very nearly completing the day’s grid. But … Read more >>

Guardian, 24488/Rufus

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A fun puzzle from Rufus to start the week; there were lots of good “a-ha!” moments for me in this one and excellent surface readings throughout, my favourites being 8d and 28a, I … Read more >>

Azed 1892 – plainly

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Having confined myself to a strict diet of The Listener over the last few months (and at the other end of the spectrum, the Times2 crossword), it was refreshing to solve a puzzle … Read more >>