Financial Times 13,762 by Monk
A difficult, but very good crossword from Monk with many good clues to choose from. There are so many misleading surfaces and red-herrings that for a while I was staring at a blank grid not … Read more >>
Day: 3 August 2011
Independent 7737 by Dac
Dac’s back after a week away. 1ac is a new term for me but a quick internet search confirmed it. Some nice long anagrams to get yer teeth into. Indicates Anagram = * … Read more >>
The Guardian No 25,391by Orlando
I was pleased to see Orlando as my first cryptic blog, as I usually tune in quite well to his style. Nevertheless, there are a number of unfamiliar words here, either in the … Read more >>
Cyclops 448
Oh dear, two whole weeks late! Circumstances (like having to go abroad for an emergency business meeting, being ill when I got back, etc.) conspired, but that’s not a good enough excuse. Just … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1187: Not Funny by Loda
There are nine unclued entries. Eight of them represent eleven from a set and the ninth represents the last line of a quote formed by superfluous words in across clues. In the same … Read more >>