Puzzles 1107 – 1157
Guardian 24,896 / Rover
Happy New Year, everyone! If I were one for New Year resolutions, one of them might have been ‘I will try to like Rover crosswords more’. I know I’ve used the term ‘mixed … Read more >>
Month: January 2010
Guardian 24,887 (Sat 19 Dec)/Araucaria Christmas Special
Solving time: about an hour with four mistakes (PROUDHON at 23ac, NKRUMAH at 25ac, CRO-MAGNON at 18dn and HYANNIS at 40dn) The theme here was people who had connections with dates which are … Read more >>
Independent 7237 (Saturday Prize Puzzle [26 December] by Radian)
A very Happy New Year to one and all. This crossword though was all about Christmas rather than New Year. The combined entry at 2d-7d-5a was taken from Clement C Moore’s poem ‘A … Read more >>
Inquisitor 156 – Team by Loda
Happy New Year! (he says as he stores up this report on Christmas Eve) This seasonal puzzle had a theme which I guessed from the title – the eight reindeer who pull Santa’s … Read more >>