Independent 6,948/Nestor
This seemed to be one of those days where I filled in a lot of answers without fully understanding them. Some will hopefully become clear as I blog, but there’ll no doubt be … Read more >>
Day: 22 January 2009
Financial Times 12,981 / Sleuth
Not a lot to say about this one. One minor quibble (16a), a few neat clues but nothing that really stands out. . . . . . Across 1 INCOME IN (popular) CO … Read more >>
Guardian 24,603/Araucaria
A themed puzzle from Araucaria, with 13 wordplay-only clues for capital cities (highlighted in blue below). I caught on to the theme early on by a lucky guess at PRAGUE, but still found … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 988 by Quixote (18 Jan 2009)
I found this quite easy. Some answers that were new to me I worked out from the friendly wordplay. Solving time, 13 mins. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 HE CATOMB … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,972 – Mudd
Monday Prize Crossword on 12 January 2009 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,971 by Cincinnus
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 10 A few minor challenges here made a typically enjoyable puzzle. Cincinnus came up with some great anagrams for the long downers. (Yeah, I know … Read more >>