Month: October 2009

Financial Times 13,218 / Jason

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I’ve mixed views about this one. For example I liked the anagram indicators ‘snarled’ in 12a and ‘reprise’ in 20d but was unhappy with 22a and 23d as indicated below. I was also … Read more >>

Independent 7186/Merlin

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How clever. All the across answers except 16ac consist of something repeated, as indicated by 16ac (DOUBLE-DEALING). Quite an achievement to fit them all in, so one can be lenient about the obscurity … Read more >>

Independent 7185 by Glow-worm

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*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism I found this very challenging, but there were some very imaginative clues. Some of the references were a little obscure (literally in the case … Read more >>

Everyman 3290

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Another one that took a little while to get going but then got much easier. Not my favourite ever, but probably pretty fair throughout. Across 1 MODICUM – ODIC in MUM. An odic … Read more >>

Azed 1951/Sway beer!

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Not as many impenetrable wordplays (note to self: must improve wordplay decoding). I’m sure once this is posted, someone will put us quickly out of our misery and reveal all. I will say … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,026 (18/10/09)

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*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Across 1 COCKTAIL BARS – COCK + (BAR in TAILS). 9 ASCENDANCE – DANC[e] in A SCENE. 11 PEN PAL – PEAL “involving” (N + … Read more >>

Indy Prize Puzzles

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I have been informed that, due to the postal strike, the closing date for most Indy prize puzzles is going to be extended by a week as from this weekend. Consequently the publication … Read more >>