Independent 7,385/Tees
Thursdays are never particularly easy in the Indy and, after an initial run through of the clues on this one, I thought I’d be relying heavily on the online cheat facility by the … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1,059 (06/06/2010)
Apologies for a delayed post again. The usual top quality puzzle, with the bonus of several good long anagrams this week. I think I found this one of average difficulty, but made life … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1061 by Quixote 13th June 2010
A pleasant offering this week, very much at the easier end of the scale, we felt. 8dn (pastern) was the only real stumbling block, mainly because we struggled to get ‘postern’ out of … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,414 – Jason
A well-balanced mix of tractability and trickiness . I came unstuck in the SW quadrant, due to an over-impulsive stab at 17D, but overall the answers manifested themselves at a satisfyingly steady and … Read more >>
Guardian 25,039 / Paul
I’m possibly a little jaded against loose setting having just come out of exams, but this wasn’t my favourite Paul. Maybe 3 and 5 will look better in the morning. Across 1 ANUBIS … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,405 – Mudd
Monday Prize Crossword on 7 June 2010 A nice change from the easier Dante and Crux. Mudd employs some devices which are unusual and therefore challenging for a Monday. Most entertaining as well … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,404 by Cincinnus
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 5 Cincinnus regales us with another selection of clues many of which are so simple they seem almost obvious but are really brilliant. My faves … Read more >>
Independent 7384/Dac
As usual a nice puzzle from Dac. I may be getting old and feeble, and the fact that I did it on-screen meant that I had to get the anagrams without writing anything … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,413 / Sleuth
No particular problems today apart from 27ac where I cannot make up my mind as to the correct interpretation of the clue. There are a couple of possibilities, or maybe even something else … Read more >>
Guardian 25,038 – Quantum
My second posthumous puzzle in a row – Quantum died in May 2008 – and sadly another one that I can’t be very enthusiastic about. Most of the clues are fine, though not … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1129 Oh! by Schadenfreude
I found this pretty challenging (=difficult), though really interesting, and certainly would not have finished it without computer aids! (My favourite is a little program I’ve had for many years called “Puzzlex”.) We had … Read more >>
Independent 7383 by Virgilius
Superb themed fun puzzle from Virgilius with some really clever clues. All the acrosses are pairs in one form or another. Solving time, 20 mins. * = anagram 1 BOO-BOO Boo twice 4 … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,412 / Crux
Some clever clues here from Crux. As seems usual for me lately, there is one clue I haven’t been able to parse: 19 across. I’m sure it’s something clever that will elicit an … Read more >>
Guardian 25,037 – Puck
What a tantalising offering from Puck who teased and tormented us with such a wide and varied array of cryptic devices …. and like all masochistic cruciverbalists, I thoroughly enjoyed each clue. ACROSS … Read more >>
Guardian 25,036 / Rufus
As usual, good stuff from Rufus – smooth surface readings, clever constructions and plenty of smiles from the cryptic definitions. (Apologies for any errors – I’ve had to do this post very fast … Read more >>