Financial Times 13,336 / Orense
My second blogging encounter with Orense of late. Not the most strenuous of workouts, but he’s always a pleasure/never a chore. Am running late today, so please excuse the skimpy blog. Across 1 … Read more >>
Day: 22 April 2010
Independent 7337 / Tyrus
Some rather tricky clues today which meant that this was far from a quick solve for me. With hindsight everything was fair (if you have a good knowledge of Scottish geography, the first book of the … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1053 by Quixote 18th April 2010
A pleasant and fairly quick solve over a pint in our local. We were pleased to get both 8ac and 23ac, which were words and phrases we did know, but had to root … Read more >>
Guardian 24,991 / Araucaria
A good puzzle from Araucaria, much of it quite easy (a relief to me) with perhaps 3 more difficult clues. I don’t get the subsidiary of 14 across, so any explanations would be … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1121 – Associates by Lato
Well, this one put up a fight but I won through in the end. I guess it must have taken me about 5 hours over about 4 days. The title and preamble didn’t … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,357 – Crux
Monday Prize Crossword on 12 April 2010 Another soft introduction to the FT week with a wide variety of cryptic devices ranging from the simple anagram to homophones to double definitions; none too … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,356 by Cincinnus
Prize puzzle from the weekend FT of April 10 Cincinnus keeps up his great style. My favourite clues here are 1A, 16&17A, 24A and 6D. Across 1. CAPONS – CAP (EU policy) + … Read more >>