Independent 7381 by Phi (Saturday Prize Puzzle 12 June 2010)
My most recent Inquisitor blog was a puzzle by Phi, as is this. I said in the Inquisitor blog that I enjoy Phi’s cluing. It is unambiguous and often very clever. I got … Read more >>
Day: 17 June 2010
Independent 7,385/Tees
Thursdays are never particularly easy in the Indy and, after an initial run through of the clues on this one, I thought I’d be relying heavily on the online cheat facility by the … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1,059 (06/06/2010)
Apologies for a delayed post again. The usual top quality puzzle, with the bonus of several good long anagrams this week. I think I found this one of average difficulty, but made life … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1061 by Quixote 13th June 2010
A pleasant offering this week, very much at the easier end of the scale, we felt. 8dn (pastern) was the only real stumbling block, mainly because we struggled to get ‘postern’ out of … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,414 – Jason
A well-balanced mix of tractability and trickiness . I came unstuck in the SW quadrant, due to an over-impulsive stab at 17D, but overall the answers manifested themselves at a satisfyingly steady and … Read more >>
Guardian 25,039 / Paul
I’m possibly a little jaded against loose setting having just come out of exams, but this wasn’t my favourite Paul. Maybe 3 and 5 will look better in the morning. Across 1 ANUBIS … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,405 – Mudd
Monday Prize Crossword on 7 June 2010 A nice change from the easier Dante and Crux. Mudd employs some devices which are unusual and therefore challenging for a Monday. Most entertaining as well … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,404 by Cincinnus
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 5 Cincinnus regales us with another selection of clues many of which are so simple they seem almost obvious but are really brilliant. My faves … Read more >>