December 1, 2011 at 3:02 pm

Independent 7,840/Monk

December 1, 2011 at 3:02 pm by Ali

A rare weekday appearance from Monk. Not sure I’ve ever blogged one of his puzzles before, but I have to say I found this pretty tricky. There were a lot of very well … Read more >>

Financial Times no.13,865 by MONK

December 1, 2011 at 11:28 am by Ringo

I really struggled with this, and was prepared to wreak mighty vengeance on Monk in this post – but, on reflection over a cup of coffee, I can see that most of the … Read more >>

Guardian 25,494 / Paul

December 1, 2011 at 9:39 am by Eileen

I found this quite tough going but, looking back, I can’t really see why. The clues are all fair and straightforward, with the usual wit thrown in – I blame my cold for … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,856 – Dante

December 2, 2011 at 3:12 pmDecember 1, 2011 at 12:15 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/21 Nov Back to life, back to reality: a smoothie by Dante. Hardly anything controversial in this crossword. In particular, some nice anagrams with 10ac and 19ac (ROMAN TIMES – MONETARISM … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,855 by Cincinnus

December 1, 2011 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 19 I found the bottom-right quadrant of this puzzle a bit tricky, especially 24A and 15D. My favourite clues are 1A (PIERCE), 17A (CAFE NOIR), … Read more >>