January 4, 2013 at 10:20 am

Financial Times 14,202 by Falcon

January 4, 2013 at 10:20 am by Jed

Enjoyable puzzle Across 1 COWSLIP rabbit in Watership Down COW (heifer) SLIP (lose footing) 5 DECAMP leave suddenly D[e]E CAMP (affected) 8 SNODGRASS Thomas Jefferson DONS< (fellow aback) GRASS … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1190

January 4, 2013 at 9:00 am by Jed

Fiendishly difficult – hidden festive greeting given after the answers ‘Where letters clash, enter both (Across then Down) to get our wish for you’ Across 1 Crazy with rage? … Read more >>

Independent 8182 / Phi

January 4, 2013 at 8:21 am by Bertandjoyce

Another great Friday offering from Phi. We always suspect a possible Nina with this sort of grid, especially from Phi, and lo and behold, there it is! (clockwise in the perimeter starting bottom … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic N° 25,836 by Picaroon

January 4, 2013 at 7:33 amJanuary 4, 2013 at 2:49 am by PeterO

To solve this, I had to negotiate my way past an impressive array of diversionary tactics. Across 9. Opponent finished Old Course (9) ANTIPASTO An charade of ANTI (‘opponent’) plus PAST (‘finished’) plus … Read more >>

Guardian Christmas Prize No 25,826 by Araucaria

January 4, 2013 at 6:40 amJanuary 4, 2013 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

A characteristically allusive and wide- ranging puzzle for our Christmas delight, with much to appreciate in the 21 x 21 grid. As one might expect there was considerable ingenuity in some of the … Read more >>