Financial Times 13,154 – Viking
Still no sign of the recent puzzles online, and I’m far from the madding crowd today so unlikely to lay my hands on the paper itself. If you have been fortunate enough to … Read more >>
Day: 13 August 2009
Independent 7122/Scorpion
An enjoyable crossword from Scorpion. As you might expect there was some tricky wordplay — in many of these its explanation needs to be separate from the answer. Across 1 SILICON VALLEY — 2 defs, … Read more >>
Guardian 24,777 / Araucaria
Tough going with Araucaria today. I got 22/21 quickly, which led immediately to 15/14 and a couple of others, but still struggled to finish it. There were a few references that I had … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1017 by Quixote 9 Aug 2009
Solving time, 19 mins, so not too difficult. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 NAT HAN(d) tan< 4 S (PORT) ING 9 B (EAR) OUT 11 UP P (SAL)A 12 SONS … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,145 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword on 3 August 2009 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,144 by Cincinnus
Yet another sterling Cincinnus puzzle this time that I enjoyed while on holiday in the Tyrol. I finished it quickly except for the top-right corner. And I especially liked 14A, 22A, 28A, 6D … Read more >>