October 30, 2008 at 7:12 pm

Guardian 24533 by Taupi

October 30, 2008 at 7:12 pm by Gaufrid

We seem to be without a Guardian blog today so here is a breakdown of the wordplay. I’ll leave it to regular Guardian solvers to provide comments on the clues. . . Across … Read more >>

Independent 6877/Nimrod

October 30, 2008 at 11:16 am by neildubya

Explanations and clarifications needed for 1a, 8, 12, 13, 19 and 26. Across 1 GOLF WIDOWS – can’t make head or tail of this, beyond some sort of pun on “putting”: “In small … Read more >>

FT No. 12,912, Set by Sleuth, October 30, 2008.

October 30, 2008 at 10:53 am by Octofem

Plenty to think about today. The answers came fairly quickly but not always the explanations. 30a misled me for a few minutes – I trust I now have it right. Likewise 31a. No … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 976 by Quixote

October 30, 2008 at 10:00 am by nmsindy

I found this quite easy, solving time, 14 mins. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 M (ODIC) UM odic = of poetry 5 A MAL(e) G AM 9 TOTE M 10 … Read more >>

Financial Times 12,903 – Crux

October 30, 2008 at 12:02 am by Uncle Yap

From Monday Prize Crossword on 20 Oct 2008 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = … Read more >>

Financial Times 12,902 by Mudd

October 30, 2008 at 2:05 amOctober 30, 2008 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of 18 October Mudd’s puzzle was the most difficult I have done in a while. I cannot figure out how 11A works. Across 1. BACKHAND – BACK … Read more >>