Financial Times 13,250/Sleuth
Far from a desperately strenuous challenge overall, but that doesn’t detract from the fact that there were plenty of well-rounded clues in their own right. It’s always something of a nebulous thing, but … Read more >>
Day: 3 December 2009
Independent 7,218 by Nimrod
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Nimrod has been something of a nemesis of mine since I started blogging here. As with children, the workmanship is impressive, but I can't manage … Read more >>
Guardian 24,873 / Paul
An entertaining but quite tricky puzzle from Paul, with a lot of long answers spanning two positions in the grid and a fair amount of cross-referencing. The SW corner caused me the most … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1033 by Quixote – 29 Nov 2009
Solving time, 21 mins * = anagram ACROSS 1 CROTCH ETY (yet)* 9 ON PAPER (Propane)* 10 A PO (CO) PE Omission of final sound of a word 11 P (HEN) OLice 12 … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,241 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword on 23 November 2009 dd = double definition dud = duplicate definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,240 by Cincinnus
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 21 Another splendid puzzle from Cincinnus this time. I especially like 16A, 20A and, most of all, 21A. Across 1, 4. WILLOW GROUSE – WILL … Read more >>