Independent 7088 by Anax (Sat 4 July)
Has Anax set for the Indy before? I don’t think so (waits to be proved wrong). He sets for various publications, is a regular commenter here and has popped up at Sloggers’n’Betters events. … Read more >>
Day: 9 July 2009
Guardian 24,747 – Shed
A gentle but fun return to solving after a few weeks’ holiday. Edits thanks to Lanson and Eileen. Across 8 DECANTER DETER=”put off” around CAN=”tin” 9 LEECH rev(HEEL) around C for cold. 10 … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,124 / Mudd
Not too often that Mudd makes a mid-week appearance, and this puzzle felt like a good (non-too-fiendish) fit for a summer’s Thursday. Across 1 SNOWDROP – snow + drop 6 SLEEPY – lee … Read more >>
Independent 7,092/Nimrod
Well, we knew that there was a one in three chance of getting a Nimrod before the week was out, so I braced myself for this and started late last night. I’ve been … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1012 (5 July 2009)
I found this much harder than usual because of some items in the top half of the grid that were new to me and a silly mistake with 6 across which meant I … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,115 – Mudd
Monday Prize Crossword on 29 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 13,114 by Cinephile
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 27 Often when solving a puzzle, I just see what is clearly the right answer to a clue without figuring out how it works. This … Read more >>