Thu July 23, 2009 at 3:52 pm

Financial Times 13,136/Flimsy

Fri July 24, 2009 at 10:08 amThu July 23, 2009 at 3:52 pm by smiffy

Nothing pant-wettingly exciting here, but a nice vein of humour running through some of the clues, which raised a few smiles. Please excuse the slightly late blog (again). While the FT have certainly … Read more >>

Independent 7,104 by Nestor

Thu July 23, 2009 at 2:04 pm by Simon Harding

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Entertaining and challenging, as one tends to expect from Nestor. I’ve done my best to explain them, but I’ve failed in several places. I’ll blame … Read more >>

Guardian 24,759 – Paul

Thu July 23, 2009 at 11:47 am by Ciaran McNulty

Maybe not as fiendish as some Thursday puzzles, but still tricky – I’m still in the dark about 10ac. Some lovely clues today, especially 13dn and 11ac. Across 1. BUMPER. Double definition. 4. … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1014 by Quixote (19 July 2009)

Thu July 23, 2009 at 7:00 am by nmsindy

Not too difficult, solving time 16 mins * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 6 BULL(y) y = yen (Japanese currency) 7 RINGO STA RR (Organist)* bishop = RR (Right Reverend) The Beatles’ … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,127 – Crux

Thu July 23, 2009 at 12:02 am by Uncle Yap

Monday Prize Crossword on 13 July 2009 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,126 by Cinephile

Thu July 23, 2009 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 11 I enjoyed this puzzle from Cinephile. Had to look up a couple of words (CUMAE and PRETERITE). I particularly like 1A, 14A and 24-26A. … Read more >>