September 17, 2013 at 10:16 am

Financial Times 14,420 by Phssthpok

September 17, 2013 at 10:16 am by Jed

Good variety of devices Across 9 RATEPAYER RATE (grade) PLAYER (musician) minus L (beginner) 10 CHESS (might end with mate) hidden in[narcoti]C HE’S S[ynthesized] 11 GROUNDS dd 12 PATTERN … Read more >>

Guardian 26,055 by Puck

September 17, 2013 at 10:47 amSeptember 17, 2013 at 10:13 am by manehi

This took three sittings, even after guessing at the theme from the wordplay of 10ac early in my second attempt. 5ac, 16dn and 21dn were unfamiliar but gettable in the end. Favourites 11ac … Read more >>

Independent 8401 / Alchemi

September 17, 2013 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Alchemi seems to be a ‘once a month’ contributor to Independent Daily crosswords at the moment. I really enjoyed this as a challenge to identify all the historical leaders clued … Read more >>