Independent 7070 – Mordred (Sat 13 June 2009)
This was a Cocker-knee rhyming slang special. I ‘ad t’scratch me old loaf a bit to solve this one. There were a good sprinkling of relatively easy clues for a saturday to get … Read more >>
Day: 18 June 2009
Financial Times 13,106 / Sleuth
A late solve, and an even later posting. But better late than never, as was the case last Thursday. After the first couple of across clues, I suspected that we were on for … Read more >>
Independent 7,074 by Scorpion
I found this one a pretty stiff challenge, but that may simply be because when I see that the setter is Scorpion I tend to panic a little. The wordplay is complex, but … Read more >>
Guardian 24,729 / Quantum
Quantum’s posthumous puzzles continue to appear, more than a year after his death. I found this one mostly pretty easy going, though I was slightly held up at the end with the two … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,096 by Cincinnus
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 6 A mighty strong puzzle from Cincinnus this time. I am awed by 26A and also like 5A and 13A. It took me some time … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1009 by Quixote (14 June 2009)
Solving time, 17 mins * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 F (LE AB) AG able-bodied seaman 5 S (A BIN)E Ancient people in Italy 8 I BEG YOUR PARDON (brooder guy … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,097 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword on 8 June 2009 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>