Independent 8621 by Dac

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*=anagram [] = removed e.g. char[m]=char ()=abbreviation e.g. A(mpere)=a Hom. = homophone There is (1 across) something special planned for Wednesday, so Dac has been moved to Monday. I thought this was a … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,264

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I’m a little behind with my Beelzebub postings, for which I apologise. This was almost literally a puzzle of two halves. I took Beelzebub to my favourite pub in Camberwell, as is my … Read more >>

Azed 2190

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A medium-difficulty Azed (for me) this time. As usual, no problems with the excellent clues (apart from a slight eyebrow-raise at 1d), but there were a few mistakes/misprints in both the online and … Read more >>

Everyman N° 3,529 (26 May)

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The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3529. Everyman’s usual mix of smooth surfaces and elegant if not too complicated constructions, with film references and geographical references thrown in.   Across 1. Depressed facing autumn … Read more >>

Independent 8,619 by Phi

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Phi is approaching Dac status: it is hard to find new things to say about him, because his crosswords are always so good and sound and there are hardly any points where you have any doubts.

I have looked for ages at the completed grid, and apart from the fact that at one point in the unches you can read “he did us”, which is probably just chance, I can see nothing. Unless this is some reference to the book and Conan Doyle, which doesn’t seem to be the case. But knowing Phi there will be something.

Definitions in italics.

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Financial Times 14,635 by MUDD

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A pleasant serving from Mudd, thanks to whom for setting a grid which escaped qualification as neither a cakewalk nor a mind-bender. I got through the left half of the grid pretty quickly before losing momentum, thanks largely due to the SE corner (which in my opinion, would have been easy for most others).

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