Guardian 24,864 – Rufus
A decent Monday puzzle with a couple of weakish cryptic definitions. I guess it’s hard to come up with ‘easy’ CDs! Across 1. TWENTY. 2 + 0. 4. BASEBALL. BASE + BALL. 9. … Read more >>
Day: 23 November 2009
Independent 7203 by Glow-worm
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism This was quite tough but ultimately enjoyable. Across 1 Intellectual: Tell in (clue at n I)*. 9 Gyp: Hidden in “dodgy patella”. 10 Crenellate: … Read more >>
Private Eye/Cyclops 404 – Error: Not found
That is, surface reading not found. After doing a lot of crosswords I tend to read clues for their cryptic meaning without noticing, or should I say savouring, the surface reading. An example … Read more >>