Thu October 10, 2013 at 12:30 pm

Independent 8,421 / Posa

Thu October 10, 2013 at 12:30 pm by RatkojaRiku

Today’s offering is by a compiler whose work I have not knowingly encountered before. One always approaches the work of a “new” setter with a sense of eager anticipation, tinged with nervous anxiety … Read more >>

Financial Times no.14,440 by Gozo

Thu October 10, 2013 at 10:28 am by Ringo

A splendid puzzle, this, from Gozo, with a decidedly bookish flavour (a theme which was right up my street, but may have left others tearing their hair). Technically, not a difficult solve, but … Read more >>

Guardian 26,075 – Gordius

Thu October 10, 2013 at 12:09 pmThu October 10, 2013 at 9:32 am by Andrew

My second Gordius In two weeks: regular readers may be aware that he is not exactly my favourite setter, so I will just say that this is fairly typical of his style, though … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,431 – Crux

Thu October 10, 2013 at 10:29 pmThu October 10, 2013 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Sep 30 An overall enjoyable offering from Crux which may be found here. That said, as so often with Crux, I wasn’t very keen on the cryptic definitions while there were altogether … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,430 by Mudd

Thu October 10, 2013 at 3:59 pmThu October 10, 2013 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 28, 2013 This puzzle has a few clues that I found challenging: 7D (TUTTI), 9A (PRUNE) and 24A (OARSMEN). My top clues are 1D (HOPELESS), … Read more >>