Day: 26 March 2012

Guardian 25,593 – Orlando

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A tricky puzzle with some excellent cluing – I especially liked 14dn and 21dn. Across 9 ABHOR =”can’t stand” Hidden inside [ar]AB HO[rse] 10 NONE OTHER =”the very same” anagram of (E=”25’s first” … Read more >>

Independent 7939 by Mordred

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*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism Slightly unusual for Mordred to crop up on a Monday, but this was a slightly easier puzzle that he sometimes sets. There were still … Read more >>