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 >>
Month: April 2010
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 >>
Independent 7336 by Nimrod
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism I volunteered for this slot after the scheduled blogger fell victim to volcanic ash on the assumption it would be a nice easy Dac, … Read more >>
Guardian 24,990 – Brummie
Struggled quite a bit with the top right corner until 17 dropped. Enjoyable puzzle overall. Across 1 FITFUL FIT + FUL[l] 4 TRIPOS rev( PI[ous] inside SORT=”class”) 10 HEAR TELL OF H[ard] + … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,365 / Io
A mixture today of some very easy clues and some that were a bit more tricky to parse. I was helped by having blogged an EV about a month ago where 22,12,24 and … Read more >>
Cryptic Crossword Survey – Update
Those of you who participated in the recent Cryptic Crossword Survey might like to see Kathryn’s comment #14. Anyone who missed the original announcement can still participate in the survey via the link in … Read more >>
Independent 7335 by Dac
Fine puzzle from Dac as always. A nice balance with less familiar answers given easier wordplay, solving time 26 mins. * = anagram ACROSS 1 FALL FOR F (FLORAL)* My joint favourite clue … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,364 / Loroso
A new setter, I believe. Welcome! A very nice debut. This was slow going for me, perhaps because I am unaccustomed to the setter’s style. However, many of the clues struck me as … Read more >>
Guardian 24989 – Pasquale
What a lot of goodies, including hard-boiled eggs, all found on one plate. Medieval tales, English slang, British television trivia, etc. Thank goodness for Wikipedia, without which I would not have been able … Read more >>
Independent 7334 by Hypnos
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism I found this extremely challenging to finish, the SW corner being the worst. There were some very good clues with nice misdirection in places … Read more >>
Guardian 24,988 – Rover
A very mixed bag from Rover, though mostly very easy. There were a few clues that I liked, but a lot of rather weak or dubious cryptic definitions, and various other niggles. There’s … Read more >>