November 20, 2008 at 12:58 pm

Independent 6895 by Nimrod

November 20, 2008 at 12:58 pm by nmsindy

This was tough as Nimrod usually is, but I got there in the end. There is a Nina (hidden message) which helped me from reasonably early on – I refer to it after … Read more >>

Guardian 24551 / Brendan

November 20, 2008 at 5:13 pmNovember 20, 2008 at 10:19 am by mhl

I very much enjoyed this puzzle and personally didn’t find it nearly as difficult as the last couple of days. There are several references to the United States (7a, 26a, 1d, 3d, 18d) … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 979 by Quixote (16 Nov 2008)

November 20, 2008 at 10:00 am by nmsindy

Solving time, 14 mins * = anagram ACROSS 1 CUB A 3 DE-CREED 8 ARABIAN NIGHTS (aghast in NI bar)* 9 A RR (Right Reverend) ESTEE(m) 10 FUR ROW 11 INLIER I in … Read more >>

Financial Times, no. 12,930 Set by Jason, November 20, 2008

November 20, 2008 at 10:26 amNovember 20, 2008 at 9:10 am by Octofem

Nothing very testing in this morning’s puzzle, apart from a few slang terms which may not be known to all. Much easier than last Thursday’s task. ACROSS 1. HORNPIPE – ( ho-rn-pi-pe – … Read more >>

Financial Times 12,921 – Dante

November 20, 2008 at 12:02 am by Uncle Yap

From Monday Prize Crossword on 10th November 2008 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = … Read more >>

Financial Times 12,920 by Cincinnus

November 20, 2008 at 2:30 amNovember 20, 2008 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

This Cincinnus puzzle struck me as distinctly more difficult than most of his. The top-right corner especially took me some time to complete. And it has its complement of splendid Cincinnic clues (10A, … Read more >>