Financial Times 13,000 / Satori
I thought we might be in for a hard time today what with this being puzzle number 13,000 and it being Friday the 13th but no, the only problem seems to be the … Read more >>
Day: 13 February 2009
Independent 6967 by Tyrus
I could not finish this, essentially because I’d never heard of the 39 letter phrase at the heart of the puzzle. However, as it bounces up on Google, I may be in a … Read more >>
Guardian 24,622 – Orlando
Straightforward for a friday but very pleasing with a nice agricultural theme. dd = double definition * = anagram “” = homophone (X) = inserted (x) = deleted << = reversed Across 7. … Read more >>
Beelzebub 990 (08/02/09)
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. This seemed to come together a little more quickly than in recent weeks, so I’d be interested to hear how other solvers found this. There … Read more >>
Independent 6962/Nimrod (Prize puzzle 07-02-09)
Across 6 hidden reversed in “lIETh” 7 ROB in SINS in NORM< – MRS ROBINSON. Credit where it’s due – Mrs Dubya got this one. 10 A in RODS in BIDE – BROADSIDE. … Read more >>
Inquisitor 110 – Tragedy by Schadenfreude
On my last blog, Inquisitor 106, Pared Down by Kea, I commented that I was lucky to have to blog only twenty-one clues. I shouldn’t have celebrated so much as I have lurched … Read more >>
Azed 1,914 Leers Laen
Apologies for the delay. i had been waiting for someone to put me wise on formatting, but I haven’t heard anything back. This was quite a tough challenge and took me about four … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 848 – Substitution by Raich
There is no point in repeating or paraphrasing the preamble here because solvers and any other interested parties will have already read it. I made slow but steady progress with this puzzle though … Read more >>