Financial Times13,073 – Falcon

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Monday Prize Crossword on 11 May 2009 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram … Read more >>

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Independent 7049 by Dac

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A joy to solve yet another excellent puzzle from Dac.    Solving time, 17 mins. * = anagram ACROSS 1 CAN OF WORMS     Double definition dividing elegantly at this/problem. First answer in the puzzle … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,081 / Aardvark

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It seems quite a while since I’ve had any significant quibbles about a puzzle but today has changed that. One faulty clue (29a) and some questionable wordplay (5a, 9a, 2d, 4d, 11d, 22d). … Read more >>

Guardian 24,703 / Araucaria

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There were several laugh out loud moments in this entertaining puzzle from Araucaria, with a number of cleverly inter-connected  clues. Across 7   PRESS ON: PRESS ON[e]: a witty reference to the irritating options  offered … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,080 / Jason

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A few of these clues are underwhelming, unless they possess some cleverness that I have missed.  Many of the surfaces are also awkward or don’t make a lot of sense.  Or maybe I’m … Read more >>

Guardian 24702 / Rufus

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As often happens with Rufus’s puzzles for me, I got about half of these clues very fast and the rest took rather more puzzling. I thought there was lots to enjoy here, with … Read more >>

Independent 7047 by Hypnos

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*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def Although I’m not a user of it, all the recent fuss over Twitter helped me get going with this puzzle. Once I’d got that, I … Read more >>