Independent 7,038/Morph
The Indy has been on rather fine form of late and this puzzle was certainly one of the most enjoyable ones I’ve done in a while. Some very nice clues here and there’s … Read more >>
Month: May 2009
Independent on Sunday 1003 by Quixote (3 May 2009)
Solving time, 16 mins * = anagram ACROSS 6 CAT (A) COMB 8 T U’S CAN TU = trade union 9 GRINDSTONE (Dinner’s got)* 10 Sir Anthony E DEN 11 SO (PH IS)T … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,061 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword on 27 April 2009 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,060 by Cincinnus
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 25 A slightly more challenging Cincinnus puzzle than usual by my reckoning. I especially like 3D and 19D. Across 1. INDIANAPOLIS – NAPOLI (Italian city) … Read more >>
Independent 7037 by Dac
Solving time, 19 mins * = anagram < = reversal ACROSS 1 RE (GA)IN 4 CHASSEUR (crushes a)* 9 MORE L 10 BAR BAD IAN 11 STE (AmsterdaM)ER 12 TEN DRIL “drill” 13 … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,069 / Satori
I found this a little tricky in places, particularly when trying to parse one or two of the clues. I was not too happy with 4d and 14d (see below), and 25d required … Read more >>
Guardian 24,692/Brendan
I was lucky enough to blog Brendan’s “note” puzzle a couple of weeks ago, and he produced an amazing puzzle yesterday in the Independent (as Virgilius); here he is again with a Pope-themed … Read more >>
Independent 7,036 by Virgilius
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. An interesting exercise in “words that are like other words, but with the initial letter chopped off”. I think it took longer to type out … Read more >>
Azed – Spoonerism tips
Apart from the “definitions […] distorted by one Spoonerism” ones being much easier for me, and “don’t give up too easily – checking letters will help”, I don’t have a lot of helpful … Read more >>
Guardian 24,691 / Paul
A typically enjoyable Paul puzzle, with several witty clues and a couple of cheeky ones. 4ac is a nice reference to his Marathon run – well done, Paul! cd: cryptic definition dd: double … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,068 / Crux
Some good clues, but also a few that I had questions about. Across 1 TOTAL RECALL cd (or maybe I should call it an overlapping d&cd: “perfect memory” and “memory for sums?”) 7 ALE Simple … Read more >>
Guardian 24,690 / Rufus
This was an easy, but enjoyable, start to a wet and windy Bank Holiday Monday, just the thing to relax with whilst having a coffee after breakfast. As usual for a Rufus puzzle, … Read more >>
Independent 7035 by Phi
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def It’s fairly unusual for me to blog a Phi puzzle because they normally occupy the Friday slot. He’s actually one of my favourite compilers, with a straightforward … Read more >>
Azed 1926
Solving time: about 1 hour Not too difficult, but not a giveaway. I worked without Chambers except for 10A, 18 and 3. Across 1 OBJECT=ai, LESS ON=more off. Pretty sure this was solved … Read more >>
Everyman Crossword No. 3265 (Apr 26)
Three clues 1ac, 1dn and especially 2dn, held me up for some minutes before I completed the crossword. Across 1 CHOP-SUEY – CHOP (cut into pieces), SUEY, rev. of YE (the old), US … Read more >>