Fri June 19, 2009 at 9:00 pm

Emoticons

Tue April 13, 2021 at 4:00 pmFri June 19, 2009 at 9:00 pm by Gaufrid

So that comments may at times be put more into context, and to perhaps brighten up the site a bit, I have activated graphic emoticons (smileys). The following may be used. Just type … Read more >>

Guardian 24,730 / Arachne

Fri June 19, 2009 at 3:30 pm by Gaufrid

It seems another blogger has been prevented from posting for one reason or another so I’m afraid you will have to put up with me again. A lot of excellent clues today and … Read more >>

Independent 7075 by Phi

Fri June 19, 2009 at 12:30 pm by nmsindy

Good Phi puzzle as always, solving time 21 mins. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 MUS(t) I C Definition: notes 4 BAGUETTES (Bet a guest)* 9 S (A RACE) N Sn … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,107 / Aardvark

Fri June 19, 2009 at 11:15 am by shuchi

I enjoyed this puzzle overall, except that I thought there was an overload of ‘select nth letter’ type of wordplay. The clues are a little wordy but have entertaining surfaces, notably 8A, 27A, … Read more >>

Inquisitor 128 — An Important Distinction by Obtrox

Fri June 19, 2009 at 1:22 pmFri June 19, 2009 at 5:50 am by Colin Blackburn

This one was mixed bag for me. I found some of it relatively tough for an Inquisitor. The tough parts were the down clues. With the wordplay providing two extra letters I found … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 866 – Gray’s Anatomy by Viking

Fri June 19, 2009 at 1:00 am by Gaufrid

Unlike the last EV I blogged, I made steady progress with this one. Having got ‘ignorance’ twice, but not the author, I might have finished sooner if I possessed an earlier edition of … Read more >>