Derek Arthur (aka Viking) RIP
I have received the following unfortunate news from Derek’s son, Michael: “I have some sad news, my dad, Derek Arthur, aka Viking passed away from a pulmonary embolism on Saturday. It was very … Read more >>
Day: 11 October 2010
Beelzebub 1,076 (03/10/10)
Almost caught up with these now. This was a nice, tough one including lots of hard words that were satisfyingly solveable from wordplay. *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Across 1 … Read more >>
Independent 7484 by Mordred
Quite a tough and enjoyable puzzle from Mordred, some quite easy clues to start with but then it got much harder with the lower half of the grid especially quite difficult. Solving time, … Read more >>
Guardian 25,138 / Rufus
Morning all. This was largely very straightforward, but took us quite a while as we’re never really on Rufus’ wavelength. Still, there were some enjoyable flashes here, 10ac and 8dn being our picks. … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 569, by Arachne
I found the bottom half of this puzzle went smoothly, but the top half was more challenging. Most of the clues are of exemplary Ximenean form, with clear dictionary definitions; the relatively few … Read more >>
Private Eye 427 – Super sniper
If there is a theme to this crossword it is that several clues refer to the male member, some in ways that I, as a sensitive soul, find difficult to contemplate. Jacqui Smith … Read more >>