October 31, 2013 at 10:09 am

Guardian 26,093 / Arachne

November 3, 2013 at 3:56 pmOctober 31, 2013 at 10:09 am by Eileen

Yet another box of delights from Arachne, bursting with the wit and ingenuity that make the name on the puzzle almost unnecessary. Laugh out loud moments with 21ac, 22ac and 27ac and 5dn … Read more >>

Financial Times no.14,458 by Gaff

October 31, 2013 at 9:34 am by Ringo

A minor masterpiece, this, from Gaff. I had a bit of a struggle with the NW corner, but in the end this was a fun and satisfying solve. Thank-you, Gaff. The T that has … Read more >>

Independent 8439 / Klingsor

October 31, 2013 at 2:47 pmOctober 31, 2013 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Klingsor has given us an enjoyable crossword today with only one entry that I have only rarely seen before. I liked the surface of many of today’s clues. In particular, … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,449 – Dante

November 1, 2013 at 12:27 pmOctober 31, 2013 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Oct 21 Some solvers complain about Dante using too many cryptic and double definitions, but here we have no less than 14 straightforward charades (A+B(+C)) – outnumbering the CDs, DDs and full anagrams … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,448 by Falcon

October 31, 2013 at 1:26 pmOctober 31, 2013 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 19, 2013 I found this Falcon fairly easy but had to look up a couple of things (such as ‘saic’ and ‘vis’). My favourite clues … Read more >>