Thu January 23, 2014 at 10:01 am

Financial Times no.14,527 by Gurney

Thu January 23, 2014 at 10:01 am by Ringo

A solid puzzle from Gurney this morning: nothing over-taxing (though I remain a bit nonplussed by 19dn. – help from you wise folk, as ever, much appreciated), something of a surfeit of anagrams, … Read more >>

Guardian 26,164 – Shed

Sun January 26, 2014 at 11:33 amThu January 23, 2014 at 9:12 am by Andrew

The last Shed I blogged, in September, was rather a gentle one, but this one was, at least for me, at the opposite end of the spectrum: it took me a while to … Read more >>

Independent 8510 / Klingsor

Thu January 23, 2014 at 12:14 pmThu January 23, 2014 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Klingsor appears as an Independent setter about once a month and always produces interesting crosswords. The first four across entries all begin with A but there doesn’t seem to be any … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,518 – Crux

Thu January 23, 2014 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Jan 13 A sound and elegant puzzle by Crux. No controversies today! Definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or appropriate. Across 1 STRENGTH Final couples in twist are dancing with vigour (8) … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,517 by Dogberry

Thu January 23, 2014 at 1:45 pmThu January 23, 2014 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 11, 2014 This puzzle also threw up some challenges for me. I especially had trouble with 4 across and some clues in the center section. … Read more >>