Inquisitor 101 – HKL by Raich
I suspect this puzzle should have been published the previous week rather than the 29th November when it did see the light of day. It obviously got bounced by Inquisitor 100 with its … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations 840: Late by MynoT
I don’t know whether I feel relieved that the first two puzzles I’ve blogged have been so easy, or cheated out of a few hours entertainment. I know that the EV is generally … Read more >>
Independent 6913 by Scorpion
I enjoyed this puzzle a lot. Scorpion is one of the harder Indy setters and clues with great rigour, it was very enjoyable teasing it all out. Solving time, 43 mins. Great surface … Read more >>
Guardian 24,569 – Paul
A very enjoyable puzzle today, with two interlinking themes that I would say are reasonably unobscure. c.d. = cryptic definition d.d. = double definition < = reversed * = anagram “” = homophone … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 982 by Quixote (7 Dec 2008)
Solving time, 30 mins * = anagram ACROSS 6 P (O TAT) O The river Po, well-known to solvers 8 REST RAIN definition: hamper 9 TAKING THE LEAD Double definition 10 HE SIT … Read more >>
Financial Times, No. 12,948, Set by Falcon, December 11, 2008
Not a lot to say about this one. Some familiar words and nothing which needed a great deal of explanation. 8A was not entirely clear to me, but seemed the likely answer. ACROSS … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,939 – Crux
Monday FT Prize Crossword on 1 December 2008 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,938 by Mudd
FT Weekend Prize Puzzle from November 29 I found this puzzle moderately easy. 29A took me a while though. Mudd has a few fine clues here, such as 14A and 17D. And how … Read more >>
Guardian 24568 / Arachne
Good clues with some excellent surface readings; there are a couple I’m not quite convinced by, but maybe people can clarify them. Across 9. ABSORBENT ABS = “Sailors” + OR = “soldiers” + … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,947 by Aardvark
For a change, a ‘straight’ crossword on a Wednesday, with no theme or gimmicks. Some of the anagram and insertion etc indicators were unusual (to say the least) but they could all be … Read more >>
Independent 6,912 by Dac
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone Hello everyone. This is my first post here, so I hope you’ll forgive any rookie errors. I think neildubya went easy on me, handing me this enjoyable one from … Read more >>
Independent 6,911/Virgilius
Quite simply as oustanding an example of a themed daily cryptic as you could hope to see, made all the more special for me because 9D was the penultimate clue I solved and, … Read more >>
Guardian 24,567 – Araucaria
dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram John Milton (9 December, 1608 – 8 … Read more >>
Financial Times 12946 / Neo
I had a slow start but when once I got a foothold here and a toehold there, I clawed my way up before I reached the apex. This is by no means a … Read more >>
Independent 6910 by Math
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone It was good value today, with a lot of clues. Most were fairly straightforward, with many easy-to-spot anagrams, but there were a few harder clues sprinkled in. It took … Read more >>