Financial Times 13,295 / Styx
A new(ish?) setter – Styx seems to be very fastidious about the surface reading of the clues, as these are universally “natural” and concise. However, this flawlessness is almost to a fault in … Read more >>
Day: 28 January 2010
Independent 7,265/Tyrus
We haven’t had many Tyrus puzzles, but he is for my money by far the hardest setter on the Indy team. I spent an hour tackling this online last night and managed to … Read more >>
Guardian 24,919 – Gordius
As regular readers will know, I (and others) am not a big fan of Gordius, and while there’s nothing particularly inspiring in this puzzle, I didn’t find much to object to either, apart … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1041 by Quixote – 24 Jan 2010
Something to look out for here, referred to after the clue explanations. Solving time, 21 mins. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 6 PRECIS LecturE 7 ORRIS Hidden 9 (Guar)DIAN THUS R … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,286 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword on 18 January 2010 Another easy introduction to the FT week. This puzzle has a wide variety of devices and would be ideal training ground for newbies. ACROSS 1 READ … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,285 by Cincinnus
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 16 I found this puzzle a good bit harder than the average Cincinnus, especially the top-right corner. I got 5A and 7D quickly but the … Read more >>