Financial Times 13,337 / Crux
A rather work-a-day puzzle, I fear. 1A provided an easy entry, and then gravity pretty much took care of the remainder. 11A raised a smile, but I was underwhelmed by 18D on a couple … Read more >>
Day: 18 March 2010
Independent on Sunday 1048 by Quixote 14 March 2010
Another enjoyable, well clued puzzle from Quixote. The south-west corner took longest, for no good reason – just couldn’t think of the right words for a while. H was pleased to see ‘demotic’ … Read more >>
Guardian 24,961 (Puck)
An interesting themed puzzle with some tricky clues. The special instructions refer to different rules for 13 and 15, and that is the way in to the theme. Across 1,16D LONDON BRONCOS: LONDON … Read more >>
Independent 7307/Dac
An unusual Thursday appearance for Dac, caused by the jiggling necessary to fit in Virgilius’s St Patrick’s Day crossword on Wednesday, so this must be one of the gentler Thursday offerings; but surely … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,328 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword on 8 March 2010 In the scheme of things I do on a Monday, I would tackle the puzzles in the following order : Times, Guardian, Financial Times and Sunday’s … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,327 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 6 Here we have two clues with, if I am understanding them correctly, cryptic containment indicators, 6D and 23D. Interesting. I like the latter one. … Read more >>