The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26124.
Month: December 2013
Araucaria tributes
Today we attended what was, according to his own wishes, a quiet, low-key burial service for John Graham. A memorial service, for a wider congregation, will take place on Saturday 4th January in … Read more >>
Guardian 26,123 / Gordius
A pretty straightforward puzzle from Gordius, which, yet again, I have to describe as a fairly typical mixed bag of easy clues and some more obscure answers. I have, perhaps, fewer quibbles than … Read more >>
Financial Times no.14,488 by Artexlen
Another new setter for me (in this guise, at least), and a masterly puzzle, full of originality. It took me a little while to get into and kept me on my toes throughout. … Read more >>
Independent 8,469 / Punk
The Thursday slot is occupied by a variety of setters and today by Punk, whose work tends to appear more at the start of the week. I found this is an easier-than-average Punk … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,479 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword/Nov 25 Falcon’s puzzles are never to be found at the hard end of the FT spectrum but this one was, in my opinion, much easier than usual. However, no complaints about the … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,478 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 23, 2013 I found this puzzle easy with the exception of 5D (REMORTGAGE). It has many good clues from which I pick 10A (TOAST), 12A … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,487 by LOROSO
Easier than some of Loroso’s puzzles, but still no pushover. I like the way that Loroso doesn’t go for the obvious definitions or tenses, lateral thinking is required to make progress. I … Read more >>
Independent 8468 / Dac
We’re into a new month so Dac is back in the Wednesday slot for the next two or three weeks. I doubt if there will be a puzzle on Christmas Day, so will … Read more >>
Guardian 26,122 by Brendan
Enjoyable without being too tricky, with a nice mini-theme. Favourite clues were 11ac, 18ac and 9dn. Across 1 A sailor lacking refinement said to get some military training (7,6) ASSAULT COURSE =”some military … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1309: A Position of Safety? by Nimrod
The preamble for this puzzle by Nimrod stated that "Yes, in one case (enemy repulsed); no, in another (enemy just maybe appropriately positioned). The 43 cells containing letters that are ignored in clue … Read more >>
Photos, including ones of Araucaria
I have recently uploaded some new sets of photos to my Flickr site. There are several sets there covering crossword-related events over the past few years — including Sloggers & Betters, and Enigmatist’s … Read more >>
CloudFlare CAPTCHA – Updated
Update (15:50): I have now received a reply from CloudFlare to say that the problem has been rectified. I no longer get the Challenge page when I log-in or try to post a … Read more >>
Independent 8,467 by Anax
For quite a while Anax was absent from the Indy on weekdays, but he made a welcome reappearance recently and does not seem to have lost any of his flair. There are many … Read more >>
Guardian 26,121 – Arachne
A puzzle from the easy end of the Arachnid spectrum, apart from a couple that delayed me at the end, though no less enjoyable for that, being full of the usual spidery wit, … Read more >>