Guardian Genius 66: Animals, by Araucaria
I found this puzzle fun to do, once I got the hang of how it worked. In each across clue, the definition gives a word containing either ASS, PIG, EWE or CAT; the … Read more >>
Day: 5 January 2009
Guardian 24,588/Rufus
My first day back at work after Christmas (boo!), and it’s back to traditional scheduling with a gentle Rufus puzzle. I’m unsure about my explanation of 19ac and unhappy about 26ac. Key: dd … Read more >>
Independent 6933 by Hypnos
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone I found this surprisingly easy, given it was littered with the sort of clues that I normally struggle with (e.g. double definitions involving the names of celebrities). Most of … Read more >>
Private Eye/Cyclops 381 – Pretentious? Moi?
This Xmas special was worth looking forward to. 27×27 grid plus usual longish Cyclops clues must be the limit for a page in the Eye. The special feature this year was that 12 … Read more >>