Financial Times 12,993 / Falcon
What can I say? Nothing controversial today, nothing too difficult and nothing to quibble about. There were a couple of obscure words (9a & 8d) but these were easy to determine from the … Read more >>
Day: 5 February 2009
Independent 6960 by Mordred
In terms of time taken to solve, I found this the hardest of the year so far, 75 mins. There’s also a Nina which I refer to after the clue explanations * = … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 990 by Quixote (1 Feb 2009)
I found this a very fast solve indeed, solving time, 11 mins * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 V 1 CAR 4 MOT IF (Kipling) 7 CONVENIENCE FOOD (Innocence of dove)* … Read more >>
Guardian 24615 / Rover
A mixture of very easy clues and some that are rather tricky to explain. I’m slightly doubtful about my explanations for 11a, 12a and could do with some suggestions for 28a and 20d. … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,984 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword on 26 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 12,983 by Cincinnus
Weekend FT prize puzzle from January 24 I found the top-left quadrant of this puzzle to be a challenge to complete. I was not familiar with the Battle of Solferino and was thwarted … Read more >>