Financial Times 12,928 by Neo
Rishi is having problems with his computer and has asked me to cover for him. Rather like Friday’s puzzle, this was a mixed bag of the very easy and the rather more obscure, particularly … Read more >>
Independent 6893/Tees
A thoroughly enjoyable puzzle with some great clues and a mini-theme. Two or three potentially tricky words (5, 11 and 25) but I thought these were all fairly clued and very gettable from … Read more >>
Guardian 24,549 – Brummie
dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram Most of you would have cottoned on … Read more >>
Independent 6892 by Punk
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone A good variety of clues with some excellent surface readings. There were just a couple that I thought were a little questionable. Across 1 Miaow: (I am)* + ow. 4 … Read more >>
Guardian 24,548/Arachne
Rufus gets a Monday off to make way for a reasonably easy offering from Arachne. There are a couple of clues where I’m not sure I’ve got the explanation right, and one (27ac) … Read more >>
Azed 1902: grin and snore
A straightforward puzzle this week, with a fair proportion of unfamiliar words. Nevertheless, it’s worth making the point that Azed puzzles can in fact be easier to solve than a daily cryptic, as … Read more >>
“How to master the Times Crossword” by Tim Moorey
This is obviously more relevant for readers of another blog, but if you have friends in need of help with broadsheet dailies, it does a good job for these puzzles in general as … Read more >>
Guardian 24,541 (Sat 8 Nov)/Paul – Nit picking
Solving time: 7:44 An amusing offering from Paul, with a theme: the key clue is the one to 13dn/20ac, which yields “ASK A STUPID QUESTION”. The definitions to 10 other clues are given … Read more >>
Independent 6890 by Phi
Solving time, 14 mins * = anagram ACROSS 1 DEad SO LATE 5 ST PAUL New Testament epistle writer and US city 9 REF ERR A L 10 C RUM B S 12 … Read more >>
Independent 6885/Merlin (Prize puzzle 08-11-08)
There’s a Nina here which I spotted during solving but only just worked out what it’s about. From the top left-hand corner we have GABRIELLE, BREE, SUSAN, LYNETTE and EDIE (the first E … Read more >>
Guardian 24,546/Orlando
After a rather contentious week, I was a bit apprehensive about what to expect for my blogging slot today, so it was quite a relief to get this fairly straightforward but enjoyable puzzle … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations — 836 Tribute by Loda
Solving Lest We Forget in the Independent’s Inquisitor series I mistakenly guessed that it might be about the Armistice, I was fooled. On this occasion, Remembrance Sunday, it seemed that there might be … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,925 by Viking
A mixed bag today with some very easy clues and some that required a little more thought. Overall, probably tending towards the simpler end of the FT range of difficulty (unlike yesterday’s). A … Read more >>
Inquisitor 97 – DISASTROUS EFFORT by Lato
Ho (of Hihoba) had inconsiderately gone on holiday this week, so Ba and I were left to struggle with this, and struggle we did! We worked on the normal clues for some time … Read more >>
FT 12,924, Set by Aardvark, November 13, 2008
I found some of this puzzle quite tricky, and could not discern anything in the way of a theme. Sharper minds may discover one. The bottom right corner held me up longest, with 17d … Read more >>