Month: February 2009

FT 13,006/Alberich

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As usual, Alberich dishes up a healthy dollop of clues where the surfaces are uncannily natural (14A, 15D and 19D being today’s exemplars). However, overall, I couldn’t help but feel that this pudding … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,005 / Cincinnus

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A relatively gentle stroll today but a very pleasant one due to the excellent surface of the clues. I had to smile at some of the clues, for example 14a, 25a and 11d though I did … Read more >>

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Independent 6,972 by Tees

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*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. This was interesting. We haven’t seen a weekday Tees puzzle for some time, and I certainly have never blogged one. I really struggled to get … Read more >>

Guardian 24,627/Paul

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As usual, good fun from Paul, with a couple of typically cheeky clues, and not too difficult. One or two minor quibbles, but nothing to complain too much about: in fact there are … Read more >>

FT 12,996 – Dante

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Monday Prize Crossword on 9 February 2009 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>

Independent 6971/Dac

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As always, a high Dac standard, although today I found more to raise an eyebrow at than usual. Across 1 S(OUR)CREAM 6 P(L)AID 9 LoOkS wEaRy 10 ROOMMATES — OM in (are most)* … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,004 / Cinephile

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A definite challenge from Cinephile today with only a few answers entered during my first pass through the clues. However, eventually everything fell into place and the result was an enjoyable solve, though I … Read more >>

Guardian 24626 / Boatman

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A fun puzzle, which wasn’t too difficult – on the other hand, I have quite a few questions or quibbles below, which I’m sure people will be able to correct. 🙂 Across 1. … Read more >>

Off-topic Comments

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There’s been some discussion over the last couple of days about off-topic chat: some of you like it, some don’t. In an attempt to accommodate both points of view, we have introduced a … Read more >>

Financial Times 13003 / Jason

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I had good time with this crossword, which I would assess as above average in difficulty. If I solve one-third of the clues in any puzzle quickly one after the other without entering … Read more >>