Guardian 24,640 – Brendan
This blog was accidentally published early – apologies if it looked a little incomplete! A really enjoyable puzzle, with a few very closely interwoven themes/clues that kept me going. ” = homophone < … Read more >>
Day: 6 March 2009
Independent 6,985/Phi
Busy half-day for me today, so I’ll need to be brief. A tougher-than-usual Phi I thought, with impressive use of multiple grid entries for double-word clues intersecting in the grid. I fell down … Read more >>
Beelzebub 993 (01/03/09)
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. A very good puzzle, once again. This took a little longer than usual to complete – and even longer to explain my answers – but … Read more >>
Independent 6980/Bannsider (Prize puzzle 28-02-09)
Probably the toughest puzzle I’ve attempted in a while, which explains my dismal performance: two answers missing and a whole load more that I filled in but can’t explain. Great puzzle though, as always … Read more >>
FT 13,018/Viking
I seemed to solve this one in fits and starts; with groups of answers coming in short order, but punctuated by several lulls of a minute or two. A smattering of nifty &lit … Read more >>
Inquisitor 113 TOURIST TRAP by Phi
Another challenging and well-constructed puzzle from Phi. I found the bottom half of the puzzle easier to solve than the top, and indeed only had one word in the top half before solving the … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 851 – Man of Mystery by Loda
What a delightful way to spend a couple of hours on a Sunday afternoon, letters latent for the across clues and extra words in the down ones, just my cup of tea. There … Read more >>