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Day: 15 October 2009

Financial Times 13,208/Aardvark – In Ulm, um Ulm und um Ulm herum

October 15, 2009 at 7:04 pmOctober 15, 2009 at 5:24 pm by smiffy

Across 1 TARIFF – RA(<) in tiff. 4 AT RANDOM – Rand in atom.  Thank god for an accurate definition “indiscriminately”. My current peeve of the month is people wh;ve started using the … Read more >>

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Guardian 24,831 – Araucaria

October 15, 2009 at 2:43 pm by Ciaran McNulty

An interesting theme today, I quite like having unclued elements when it’s clear which clues they apply to!  The old crossword staple of flower=river is used to good effect too. Across 1. SIDESHOW. … Read more >>

Categories Guardian 27 Comments

Independent 7,176/Scorpion

October 15, 2009 at 1:18 pm by Ali

I found this one a pretty tough challenge, but was very pleased to get there in the end after a slow start. There are some really nice clueing devices here, though a few … Read more >>

Categories Independent 15 Comments

Independent on Sunday 1026 by Quixote – 11 Oct 2009

October 15, 2009 at 1:00 am by nmsindy

I found this much harder than usual from Quixote, with some less familiar words, solving time, 29 mins. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 F (REE P) ORT peer< 5 BLISS … Read more >>

Categories Independent 1 Comment

Financial Times 13,199 – Dante

October 15, 2009 at 12:02 am by Uncle Yap

Monday Prize Crossword on 5 October 2009 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>

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Financial Times 13,198 by Cinephile

October 15, 2009 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 3 I don’t recall any compiler using clues for split-word answers (such as 11 and 9 across) as much as Cinephile. He has 4 in … Read more >>

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