Independent 7511 by Eimi.
Eimi takes the stage today, and some suspicious minds might look at the date and think Armistice Day. They’d be wrong as this appears to be a vanilla crossword, even if bits do … Read more >>
Day: 11 November 2010
Guardian 25,165 / Brendan
After three days of relatively undemanding puzzles, I wasn’t sure what to expect today but was very pleased to see Brendan’s name on this one. As usual, I had the momentary dread of … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1150 – Dry by Phi
Solving time: about 30 mins, except for Googling to confirm the theme. This was an easy Inquisitor puzzle, with vocabulary that wasn’t too obscure. There were four themewords clued by wordplay only, each … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,540 / Sleuth
A few too many double definitions and homophones for my taste today. Nothing particularly bad, but such a surfeit runs the risk of diluting the overall experience. So, to borrow a much-favoured and … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,531 – Cincinnus
Monday Prize Crossword on 1 November 2010 Thank you, Mr Colin Inman for rotating the setters. After a couple of years of Dante and Crux, Cincinnus (aka Orlando in The Guardian) is a … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,530 by Cinephile
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 30 A very easy puzzle from Cinephile this time. Easy for me except that I had to look up the names of the main characters … Read more >>