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Day: 9 September 2010
Independent 7,457/Morph
Always a pleasure to get a Morph puzzle, and I don’t say that just because I know he’ll be reading this. There’s always a good dose of humour in his puzzles and some … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1,071 (29/08/10)
I think this was the toughest Beelzebub I can remember for some time, though I made it harder by entering one or two wrong answers early on. Even so it took a fair … Read more >>
Guardian 25,111 – Araucaria
My second Araucaria in a row, and quite a tricky one, with some devious wordplay. Some may complain at the theme of girl groups, but I knew all the names involved (apart from … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,486 / Styx
One of those strange puzzle that took longer than average to gain an initial toehold, but then offered decreasing levels of resistance thereafter as the answers seem to flow with continual acceleration. A … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,477 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword on 30 August 2010 Another pleasant challenge from our slick Dante, entertaining us with his smooth surfaces and the inevitable cryptic definitions, which some people hate. Fortunately, I happen to … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,476 by Cincinnus
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 28 Here’s another delightful and clever puzzle from Cincinnus. We have two very fine hidden-word clues (12A, RHONE and 17D, INAMORATA) but my favourites this … Read more >>