Thu December 10, 2009 at 1:24 pm

Independent 7224 by Mordred

Thu December 10, 2009 at 2:05 pmThu December 10, 2009 at 1:24 pm by nmsindy

Thursday is usually the toughest midweek day in the Indy. This was hard, but not exceptionally so, 35 mins. Top half easier than bottom half. Very enjoyable puzzle with some intricate wordplay and … Read more >>

Guardian 24,879 / Araucaria

Thu December 10, 2009 at 9:56 am by Eileen

I think we could call this a typical Araucaria puzzle, so I will say no more here. 🙂 Across 1 SPOKEN: POKE in SN [opposites] 5 GATSBY: GATS [guns] + BY [at … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,256/Mudd

Thu December 10, 2009 at 8:27 pmThu December 10, 2009 at 4:55 am by smiffy

A little bit of everything in here, including an admirable “path less travelled” at 7D, and a Daliesque departure at 22A. Across 1 TACKLE – (elk + cat)<. Somewhat surprisingly, I cannot recall … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,246 by Mudd

Thu December 10, 2009 at 10:13 amThu December 10, 2009 at 1:00 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 28 I enjoyed this puzzle from Mudd. I especially liked 25A, 28A and 2D. Across 1. BRIGHT – double definition 4. DETACHED – TED backwards … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1034 by Quixote – 6 Dec 2009

Thu December 10, 2009 at 1:00 am by nmsindy

Pleasing puzzle as always, not too difficult, solving time, 18 mins * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 6 OP (little work) U (university) LENT (austere time) Definition: rich 8 BA (TT IN) … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,247 – Crux

Thu December 10, 2009 at 12:02 am by Uncle Yap

Monday Prize Crossword on 30 November 2009 dd = double definition tichy = tongue-in-cheek type cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden … Read more >>