Fifteensquared – Page 1485 – Never knowingly undersolved

Guardian 24,867 / Chifonie

Thu November 26, 2009 at 9:58 amThu November 26, 2009 at 9:26 am by Eileen

This is perhaps [in some ways] a puzzle for those who dislike cryptic definitions – not one in sight, but lots of simple charades, including a couple of rather hackneyed ones and some … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,244/Falcon

Thu November 26, 2009 at 10:41 amThu November 26, 2009 at 4:16 am by smiffy

I found this something of a Jekyll and Hyde puzzle. Plenty of easy, familiar fare but interspered with a smattering of much trickier obscurities. I benefited from a couple of pieces of lucky … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1032 by Quixote – 22 Nov 2009

Thu November 26, 2009 at 1:00 am by nmsindy

Enjoyable puzzle as always, solving time, 25 mins * = anagram 6 BEDSORE Said bore (Spoonerism) 7 OUT POST 10 ROLLNECK SWEATER (Let cleaners work)* 11 S(second) ENTRY 12 RE BUFFS 14 SO … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,235 – Cincinnus

Thu November 26, 2009 at 12:02 am by Uncle Yap

Monday Prize Crossword on 16 November 2009 dd = double definition dud = duplicate definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,234 by Cinephile

Thu November 26, 2009 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 14 I can’t say I found this an easy puzzle but I did get it completed fairly quickly. Only clue clue, 13A, strikes me as … Read more >>

Independent 7211 by Dac

Wed November 25, 2009 at 4:33 pmWed November 25, 2009 at 1:13 pm by nmsindy

Solving time, 18 mins. Excellent, as ever, from Dac. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 HO SEA(of Galilee) Prophet from the Bible 4 WADES INTO ad = notice in (townies)* 9 … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,243 / Cinephile

Wed November 25, 2009 at 11:41 am by Gaufrid

A themed puzzle revolving around Washington and Berlin. Tricky in places, partly due to the significant number of cryptic definitions. I am not completely sure that I have interpreted 22d correctly so any … Read more >>

Guardian 24866 / Pasquale

Wed November 25, 2009 at 6:21 pmWed November 25, 2009 at 9:10 am by mhl

I found this rather hard work, but with lots of excellent clues – 25 across in particular. Across 1. NICODEMUS (DEMONIC)* + US = “American”; In chapter 3 of John’s gospel, Jesus tells … Read more >>

Independent 7,210 by Tyrus

Tue November 24, 2009 at 1:30 pm by Simon Harding

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. My patchy records suggest that I’ve never blogged a Tyrus before, so this was an interesting experience for me. The theme is clubs of one … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,242 / Jason

Tue November 24, 2009 at 2:38 pmTue November 24, 2009 at 2:38 am by Agentzero

Unfortunately the grid that appeared with this puzzle was incorrect. There are two blacked-out squares that should not have been blacked out: the square between what is given in the grid as 13 … Read more >>

Guardian 24865 – Gordius

Tue November 24, 2009 at 3:21 pmTue November 24, 2009 at 12:12 am by Uncle Yap

dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram I have previously touched on the tendency … Read more >>

Guardian 24,864 – Rufus

Mon November 23, 2009 at 12:30 pmMon November 23, 2009 at 11:49 am by Ciaran McNulty

A decent Monday puzzle with a couple of weakish cryptic definitions. I guess it’s hard to come up with ‘easy’ CDs! Across 1. TWENTY. 2 + 0. 4. BASEBALL. BASE + BALL. 9. … Read more >>

Independent 7203 by Glow-worm

Mon November 23, 2009 at 7:06 am by NealH

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism This was quite tough but ultimately enjoyable. Across 1 Intellectual: Tell in (clue at n I)*. 9 Gyp: Hidden in “dodgy patella”. 10 Crenellate: … Read more >>

Private Eye/Cyclops 404 – Error: Not found

Mon November 23, 2009 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

That is, surface reading not found. After doing a lot of crosswords I tend to read clues for their cryptic meaning without noticing, or should I say savouring, the surface reading. An example … Read more >>

Azed 1955

Sun November 22, 2009 at 11:07 amSun November 22, 2009 at 8:00 am by Andrew

An Azed of mixed difficulty, I found. I sailed through about three quarters of it with trouble at all, including most of the five long answers, but made much heavier weather of the … Read more >>