Financial Times 13,669 / Sleuth
At the easier end of Sleuth’s spectrum with 5d, the longest word of the puzzle, falling quickly and supplying helpful letters down the center of the grid. I worked my way from the … Read more >>
Day: 15 April 2011
Guardian 25,297 – Gordius
A fairly typical Gordius, with some reasonable clues, including some that revealed their secrets very easily, and also quite a few that I have quibbles about. I can’t fully explain 13ac and 26ac, … Read more >>
Independent 7,643/Phi
Great stuff as ever from our resident Friday setter. Elegant surfaces, excellent wordplay, no quibbles. All good. It may be coincidence, but is that a setter’s name Nina that I see in the … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,659 / Dante
Prize Puzzle from the Monday April 4 FT If you like cryptic definitions, there are some sterling examples here. I particularly liked 14 down; 27 across and 11 across were also pleasing. Across … Read more >>