Financial Times 13,178 / Phssthpok
Apologies for the tardiness of this post. It would seem that Smiffy’s holiday has gone on longer than he originally intended, or something else has prevented him from posting a blog, so here … Read more >>
Day: 10 September 2009
Independent 7146 by Scorpion
I found this extremely tough, to say the least, setter made tremendous effort to use meanings of words that gave consistent surface readings. Solving time, 73 mins. * = anagram < = reversed … Read more >>
Guardian 24,801 / Rover – a pair of Queens
I’ve been a bit unkind about Rover in the past, and I was hoping to be proved wrong in this one, but unfortunately there are a few rather weak definitions and a bad … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1021 by Quixote (6 Sep 2009)
A bit harder than some by Quixote, solving time 35 mins. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 BAR (MA)N 4 FU (SIN)G 8 ANTICOAGULANTS (a nostalgic aunt)* 10 G E (HE)NNA … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,169 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword on 31 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 13,168 by Cinephile
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 29 I have been a big fan of Cinephile for many, many years — although all these years amount to only a minority of those … Read more >>