August 20, 2009 at 1:37 pm

Independent 7128 by Nimrod

August 20, 2009 at 1:37 pm by nmsindy

This was one of the hardest Indy puzzles I’ve ever tackled. Only one answer entered on first run through as a tentative guess which, as the rest of the puzzle was solved, turned … Read more >>

Guardian 24,783 – Shed

August 20, 2009 at 1:10 pm by Ciaran McNulty

This is just the level of difficulty I like on a Thursday – hard to crack into, but ultimately yielding its solutions with some persistence and nothing feeling ‘unfair’. Across 9. GASTROPUB. BUG< … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,160 / Flimsy

August 20, 2009 at 9:41 am by Gaufrid

Smiffy is on holiday so we will not be seeing his cheerful avatar for a couple of weeks. Nothing particularly difficult or outstanding in today’s puzzle and I got a feeling of déjà vu … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1018 by Quixote – 16 Aug 2009

August 20, 2009 at 7:00 am by nmsindy

Solving time, 24 mins * = anagram ACROSS 1 S (AU CE) PAN 6 BU(i)CK 9 Shed NAILS 10 RE PR IS AL 11 BUSINESS LETTER 12 FA(C)T O TUM 13 (ma)LICE 16 … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,151 – Crux

August 20, 2009 at 12:02 am by Uncle Yap

Monday Prize Crossword on 10 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 13,150 by Cinephile

August 20, 2009 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 9 Cinephile is in good form here with a puzzle that I found moderately easy but very satisfying. I particularly like 17A. Across 9. POORHOUSE … Read more >>