Financial Times 13,226 / Styx
What’s happened to smiffy?! This setter appears to be a new addition to the FT stable so it is a pity that a few errors crept into the puzzle along the way as … Read more >>
Day: 5 November 2009
Independent 7,194/Eimi
I suspected we might get a Bonfire Night theme today, and this didn’t disappoint. There were plenty of long across answers and anagrams to open up the grid, though I did struggle a … Read more >>
Guardian 24,849 / Crucible
At first I thought Crucible was a new setter, but I see he (?) has appeared a few times, most recently in September this year. Not surprisingly, Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,216 by Cincinnus
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 24 Don’t you love 4D? How about 21 and 24D? Thank you, Cincinnus. Across 1. DABCHICK – BAD backwards + CHICK (young one) 5. WALLOP … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1028 by Quixote – 25 Oct 2009
This blog is scheduled a week later than normal as the entry date was put back to Wed 4 November because of the postal dispute. I found this a very easy puzzle, 13 … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,217 – Crux
Monday Prize Crossword on 26 October 2009 dd = double definition dud = duplicate definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden … Read more >>