Day: 12 January 2011

Independent 7,563 / Dac

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For me, Dac’s puzzles tend to be characterised by an economy of language and a smoothness of surface reading in the clues, and are reminiscent of those Guardian puzzles set by Custos (the … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,589 Set by AARDVARK

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Enjoyable crossword, neither too hard nor too easy.  This was my first FT blog and I don’t know AARDVARK at all, so was a little apprehensive starting this one.  My favourite clue was … Read more >>

Guardian 25,217 / Arachne

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There’s something for everyone here: art, opera, literature, geology and science. I have niggles about one or two definitions but there are some clever clues, with some good anagrams and smooth surfaces, giving … Read more >>