Inquisitor 1135 – Six further on, by Quixote
This was pretty much the opposite experience of the Raich puzzle with the World Cup theme. The thematic content was a ‘anagram and one letter change’ 7-letter word chain, the first and last … Read more >>
Day: 29 July 2010
Financial Times 13,450 – Falconry
Another bout of Falconry for the Thursday slot. Progress seemed a little too easy in parts, with the gradient never getting beyond a gentle slope, but I did particularly enjoy 9A and 19D … Read more >>
Independent 7421 by Phi
I found this a quite easy puzzle from Phi, solving time 16 mins, with 4 answers in the NW corner taking the final 6 mins after I managed the rest in a very … Read more >>
Guardian 25075 / Orlando
I’ve mentioned a couple of grumbles below, but overall I thought this was an enjoyable (and mostly quite easy) solve Across 9. IMPEL I = “one” + M = “mile” + PEL[t] = … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1067 by Quixote – 25 July 2010
We are proud to say that we raced through this one, and although we didn’t time ourselves, we had only drunk half of our pints before finishing it! We really enjoyed this one, … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,441 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword on 19 July 2010 Mr Smoothie is back again with his unique brand of slick surface and economy of words for his clues. Very few wasted words and yet so … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,440 by Cincinnus
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 10 Here’s another puzzle with a slew of great Cincinnusian clues. How about 27A (ELDER) and 10A (PRISONERS)? Just brilliant. And I marvel at the … Read more >>