January 26, 2012 at 11:28 am

Financial Times no.13,911 by HAMILTON

January 26, 2012 at 11:28 am by Ringo

Had a pretty miserable time with this, I’m afraid. The theme was partly, but not entirely, to blame… ACROSS 1. STRINE Anagram of (ma)sterin(g); ‘strine’ is a term for Australian slang 4. BRISBANE … Read more >>

Guardian 25,542 – Araucaria

January 26, 2012 at 9:39 amJanuary 26, 2012 at 8:59 am by Andrew

There’s a straightforward theme to this puzzle, with a number of clues leading to examples of the word at 12ac. Some of them are probably a bit obscure, though I think I have … Read more >>

Independent 7888 / Tees

January 26, 2012 at 11:01 amJanuary 26, 2012 at 8:19 am by duncanshiell

Another enjoyable crossword from Tees, who also sets as Neo in the Financial Times. I started off fairly quickly but slowed down a bit towards the end as I had to … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,902 – Crux

January 26, 2012 at 12:37 pmJanuary 26, 2012 at 12:15 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Jan 16 A fine offering from Crux. The level of difficulty just right ‘for a Monday puzzle’, but, having said that, no hint of routine cluing. A crossword full of elegant surfaces. … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,901 by Bradman

January 26, 2012 at 11:13 amJanuary 26, 2012 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 14, 2012 As is sometimes the case with Bradman’s puzzles, I found this one decidedly tricky in spots. I expect I have all the right … Read more >>