Wed December 30, 2009 at 4:21 pm

Guardian 24,894 / Enigmatist

Wed December 30, 2009 at 4:21 pm by Gaufrid

There had to be at least one no-show over the festive period! He missed a very good puzzle. Some excellent clues and a theme of Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street … Read more >>

Independent 7,240/Dac

Wed December 30, 2009 at 1:59 pm by Ali

A lovely way to round off my 2009 blogging. Dac’s puzzles are always a pleasure, never a chore. Long may he continue. Thanks from me to Eimi and the rest of the hugely … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,271 / Cinephile

Wed December 30, 2009 at 11:15 am by Gaufrid

A themed puzzle in which we were told that all asterisked clues had something in common. As it turned out, none of these clues had a definition, only wordplay. The commonality was that … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,265 – Dante

Wed December 30, 2009 at 12:02 am by Uncle Yap

Monday Prize Crossword on 21 December 2009 Dante returned to serve up another delightful collection of clues with slick and smooth surfaces that only he can deliver with consistency and aplomb ACROSS 1 … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,264 by Mudd

Wed December 30, 2009 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of December 19 A lot of double definitions here, of which 15D is probably my favorite. This puzzle took me a while and I still do not … Read more >>