Independent 7,563 / Dac
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 >>
Day: 12 January 2011
Financial Times 13,589 Set by AARDVARK
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
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 >>
Inquisitor 1158 Middlemen by Lato
Stunning puzzle with lots of elements from Lato. First the rubric: long and complex but, once understood, entirly fair and correct. We had eight clues with two consecutive redundant words which clued “pairs”. … Read more >>