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Financial Times 13,077 / Flimsy

Fri May 15, 2009 at 4:28 pmFri May 15, 2009 at 10:51 am by shuchi

Good puzzle, tough in places with some word meanings new to me. Found 27A, 16D particularly interesting. Across 9 INHERITOR IN (RHETORIC – C)* 10 AGUES A(-r)GUES 11 UNTRUTH (-p)UNT (bet) RUTH (girl) … Read more >>

Guardian 24,700 / Arachne

Fri May 15, 2009 at 11:51 amFri May 15, 2009 at 8:45 am by Andrew

I found this mostly quite easy (especially in comparison to Arachne’s recent Monday puzzle), though with a few slight obscurities that I needed to check. Several very nice clues where the cryptic structure … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations 861 — Hellish Rate by Samuel

Mon May 18, 2009 at 12:44 pmFri May 15, 2009 at 6:00 am by Colin Blackburn

Quite a tough EV from Samuel, certainly somewhat tougher, for me, than his Listener puzzles I have solved. Although I had plenty of extra letters and I could make out FRIEDRICH I still … Read more >>

Independent 7,045/Phi

Fri May 15, 2009 at 1:18 am by Ali

Quick, early one from me today as I’m flying off to Denmark for the weekend. Phi back to his usual Friday slot after a couple of weeks elsewhere, and up to his usual … Read more >>

Independent 7,044 by Math

Thu May 14, 2009 at 10:30 am by Simon Harding

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Math is another setter whose puzzles I’ve never happened to blog before. I found this one inventive, and quite challenging in places. There’s a couple … Read more >>

Independent 7040 (Sat 9 May) – Tyrus

Thu May 14, 2009 at 9:15 am by petebiddlecombe

Solving time: about an hour, mixed with TV watching (ironically …) This is the third Tyrus puzzle I’ve tried in the Indie and the first I’ve finished unaided, but I still found it … Read more >>

Guardian 24,699 (Araucaria)

Thu May 14, 2009 at 8:40 am by diagacht

Fairly straightforward. You might even say it’s a complete state! Across 7 APPRAISAL: (RA (arist) + IS) in APPAL 8 NIPPY: double definition 9 DRESS CODE: (S (Scotland) + CO (Cobalt)) in DRESDE(n) … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1004 by Quixote (10 May 2009)

Thu May 14, 2009 at 7:00 am by nmsindy

Solving time, 16 mins * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 B(L)OG 3 AP PETITE pa< 8 DE C ODES ed< 10 (win)TER MINI 11 SUNDAY LUNCH (Lucy had nuns)* 14 (b)ARMY … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,076/Mudd – Squeal Like a Pig

Thu May 14, 2009 at 2:02 pmThu May 14, 2009 at 4:15 am by smiffy

Slim-pickings for the anagram fiends from Mudd today, but a liberal smattering of compounds and double definitions. Across1 DECOCT – Dec + Oct.4 SPIFFING – s + piff[l]ing.9 MONKEY – Mon (three calendar … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,066 by Mudd

Thu May 14, 2009 at 3:09 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 2 A good challenge from Mudd. 18D took me a while. And I do not understand the wordplay in 21A. Across 1. MAIDEN – AID … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,067 – Dante

Thu May 14, 2009 at 1:00 am by Uncle Yap

Monday Prize Crossword on 4 May 2009 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>

Independent 7043/Dac

Wed May 13, 2009 at 12:42 pm by John

Dac as usual shows his mastery. One or two things I’m not quite sure about but it’s more likely to be me than him. Across 1 SCRAPHEAP — (car)* in (shape)* {dum}p — … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,075 / Gozo

Wed May 13, 2009 at 11:35 amWed May 13, 2009 at 10:38 am by Gaufrid

I am trying to compose myself so that I can write a short composition about sixteen composers (or twenty two if you include the various possibilities for 11 and 12). Despite having a … Read more >>

Guardian 24698 / Rover

Wed May 13, 2009 at 11:29 amWed May 13, 2009 at 9:47 am by mhl

We found this rather tough, but with lots of good “A-ha!” moments (e.g. 12a, 14a, 27a, 6d, 21d). There are 10 clues that refer to the theme of drinks and drinking, including the … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,074 / Armonie

Tue May 12, 2009 at 2:04 pm by Agentzero

What a pleasant, if not difficult, solve. No complaints here! Across 1 STIMULATION T (time) in SIMULATION (replicated environment) 7 CUP C (about) UP (finished) 9 SCOFF SC (special constable) OFF (turned, in the … Read more >>