Financial Times 13,625 by Redshank

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Not a difficult crossword, but a lovely one.  Elegant and witty with some nice & Lits.  I especially liked 27 and 28 across, 8 and 16 down, though one could easily pick others for a mention too.  There are … Read more >>

Independent 7599 / Dac

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The usual smoothly-operating crossword from Dac today. Just when you think the great man has slipped you find that in fact he hasn’t and that you’re the one who is at fault. For … Read more >>

Guardian 25,253 / Araucaria

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This struck me as a typical Araucaria crossword with lots of cross-referencing between clues, lots of misdirection, a few words that many people do not use in everyday language, and one or two clues … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,624 / Dante

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Dante, turfed out of his Monday spot this week, turns up on Tuesday.  As usual, there are some excellent cd’s (30 across, 1 down).  But I thought the best clues today were the double definition clues, which are … Read more >>

Independent 7597 by Hypnos

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*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism I found it extremely hard to get going with this and, with no chance of being able to look at it later today, was … Read more >>

Guardian 25,251 / Rufus

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I thought this was a trickier-than-usual puzzle from Rufus, but very enjoyable, as ever. I think my favourite clue here was the simple and elegant 25 across. (I had the great pleasure of … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,095 (13/02/11)

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A pretty tough week for Beelzebub, I found, taking me several sessions over the course of the week to complete. *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Across 1 WATER BOATMAN – … Read more >>

Azed 2020: Clear vision

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A rather more tricky Azed than some recent ones, largely because it has more than the usual quota of obscure words. I needed to check quite a few answers. The first answer refers … Read more >>