Guardian 25147 / Araucaria

A fairly tough puzzle from Araucaria, I thought. Well, I found that filling the grid wasn’t too difficult, but there are a few I can’t explain… The introductory text “A puzzle for today” … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,513 – Dante

Monday Prize Crossword on 11 October 2010 Another no-sweater from Dante and his slick wordplay to start the FT week. ACROSS 1 SLIGHT Minor shows discourtesy (6) dd but what is the function … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,512 by Mudd

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 9 I found the top-left corner of this puzzle challenging. Clue 9A (RIPSNORTER) is a difficult one but uses a darned good cryptic definition. Mudd … Read more >>