December 3, 2010 at 11:28 am

Independent 7,530 by Klingsor

December 5, 2010 at 6:53 pmDecember 3, 2010 at 11:28 am by Simon Harding

A tough one today, I found, made even tougher by the relatively low number of checked squares. In fact, the grid looks like there might be a Nina, but I don’t see one. … Read more >>

Guardian 25,184 / Brummie

December 3, 2010 at 12:48 pmDecember 3, 2010 at 9:41 am by Eileen

I never quite know what to expect from Brummie, so was a bit 9ac when I started this puzzle. I needn’t have worried – it turned out to be quite straightforward and a … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,559 / Styx

December 4, 2010 at 4:19 amDecember 3, 2010 at 9:13 am by shuchi

Some nice misdirection made this puzzle tougher than it appeared on first sight. I opened with the top-left and slowed down at the bottom-right, with 23a and 23d causing me more trouble than … Read more >>