Financial Times 13,118/Viking
I found this a well-balanced and consistent puzzle. Nothing too clever-clever, but plenty of decent clues that seemed more admirable on review (compared to at the moment of solving). If this has been … Read more >>
Day: 2 July 2009
Independent 7,086 by Phi
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. A surprise Thursday Phi, not that I’m complaining, and it seems that many happy returns may be in order, given the Nina across the first … Read more >>
Guardian 24741 / Paul
This was quite a tough puzzle to blog, with lots of intricate wordplay. However, as always with Paul’s excellent puzzles, this was very enteratining and inventive. I’m not quite sure about 2 down, … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1011 by Quixote (28 June 2009)
Solving time, 15 mins, so fairly easy. * = anagram ACROSS 1/12 CALL OF THE WILD Book by the American writer Jack London 4 CU TS OUT Cu = Copper (stout)* 9 ROUGH-HEWN … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,109 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword on 22 June 2009 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,108 by Cincinnus
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 20 A fairly run-of-the-mill puzzle from Cincinnus this week. I especially liked 9A. Across 1. METHUSELAH – double definition 6. ABUT – A (an) + … Read more >>