Octofem

Some clever clues by SATORI.  I especially liked 21a, 7d. and 14d. Would appreciate comments on 20d.  Boards made me think of theatre, but the anagram seemed clear. ACROSS 1.    ROSARY – ros(em)ary … Read more >>

Not too troublesome today – one or two pleasing clues with a few rather obvious ones. ACROSS 1.    TAFFRAIL – <fat-frail (upper part of the stern of a ship) 5.    STASIS –  dd. … Read more >>

FINANCIAL TIMES No: 12,774  Set by  ORENSE , May 22, 2008 Much easier today – a fifteen minute puzzle.  Only clue which gave me pause was 8 down,  as I was trying to … Read more >>

FINANCIAL TIMES No: 12,769 set  by   AARDVARK     May 16, 2008 Most of this puzzle was quite straightforward, but I came unstuck on 16A and 14D.. I  have made an attempt at them but … Read more >>

Quite a tricky one and I was stumped by the bones question at 19d.  Will await explanations from those more successful. ACROSS 1.   ESCALATE-(esc-a late (et al <) 5.   AFFAIR (af-f-air) 10. WIDOWER- … Read more >>

 Financial Times 12,757 Set by ORENSE Posted by Octofem on 2nd May 2008   A straight-forward puzzle with a theme of sea creatures running through. My first blog so I am hoping it … Read more >>