July 2009 – Page 8 – Fifteensquared

Independent 7082 by Punk (Sat 27 June)

Fri July 3, 2009 at 1:19 am by petebiddlecombe

This puzzle was difficult but entertaining, with themewords at three evels – 23D GOON, the three Goons. at 13, 19, 16D, and characters associated with them at 15, 6 & 2, and 16A … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,118/Viking

Fri July 3, 2009 at 12:33 pmThu July 2, 2009 at 3:36 pm by smiffy

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 >>

Independent 7,086 by Phi

Thu July 2, 2009 at 2:32 pmThu July 2, 2009 at 12:35 pm by Simon Harding

*=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

Thu July 2, 2009 at 11:58 am by mhl

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)

Thu July 2, 2009 at 7:00 am by nmsindy

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

Thu July 2, 2009 at 12:02 am by Uncle Yap

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

Thu July 2, 2009 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

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 >>

Independent 7085/Dac

Wed July 1, 2009 at 12:45 pm by John

The usual high-class Dac puzzle, with as always a succession of natural and deceptively simple surfaces. Across 1 SNOWDRIFTS — (winds frost)* — frost? I suppose in the sense that snow itself is caused by a … Read more >>

Guardian 24,740 – Brendan

Wed July 1, 2009 at 12:33 pm by Ciaran McNulty

I’d like to dedicate this blog to the beginners who sometimes comment about their dismay at how easy us bloggers say certain puzzles are. This one is, on paper, not too bad but … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,117 / Cinephile

Wed July 1, 2009 at 11:26 am by Gaufrid

Not a good start to the second half of the year for me as there are two clues I’m unable to parse (9a & 12a). I also think one of the clues is … Read more >>