Independent 7373 by Tyrus
Quite a hard puzzle as one expects from Tyrus, with a theme exemplified by 8 down (an answer I worked out only quite late on) and some other entries and wording used in … Read more >>
Day: 3 June 2010
Independent 7369 (Sat 29 May) by Klingsor – an orgy of Wagner
This puzzle made a nice coincidental side dish for Stephen Fry’s excellent program (3 days to watch as I write this, if you missed it) on Wagner. Klingsor is an evil magician in … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1059 by Quixote 30th May 2010
Blimmin’ ‘eck this were tough. We limped to just short of the finishing line, failing to get 12 across and 11 down – comments welcome as ever. Didn’t enjoy this as much as … Read more >>
Guardian 25,027 / Paul
It’s always a pleasure to do a post here about one of Paul’s puzzles. Some excellent clues here, my favourites are hopefully obvious from the post below. I didn’t find this too difficult … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,402 / Styx – “Won’t Get Fooled Again”?
There seemed to be an abundance of straightforward yet original devices in this puzzle, which is not always an easy combination of traits to achieve. The SW corner proved by far the trickiest … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,393 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword on 24 May 2010 A week-opener with some obscure and unusual terms and names but otherwise quite easily solved. ACROSS 1 STAFFA Cha of Staff (pole or rod) + A … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,392 by Cincinnus
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 22 Another impeccable beauty from Cincinnus and one that I found a little more difficult than usual. My favourite clues are 9A (REDSHANKS), 28A (ASTIR), … Read more >>