Independent 6,852/Dac
Great stuff as ever from Dac. Lots of nice clues with great surface readings, and all of them fair. Across 1 REBUSES – RE,BUSES – Easy enough, but as neat a surface reading … Read more >>
FINANCIAL TIMES 12,887 by GOZO
It wasn’t too difficult to spot this week’s theme! (as if we haven’t seen enough water this summer 🙂 A couple of the rivers are a little obscure but easy enough to determine … Read more >>
Guardian 24,508/Boatman
Boatman is a name I’m not familiar with – maybe a new addition to the Guardian stable? As a result I had no idea what to expect from this puzzle, but it turned … Read more >>
Independent 6851/Radian
I have only recently become aware of Radian, which suggests that he hasn’t been around for long. But with this crossword I had no feeling that he was in any way a novice: … Read more >>
Financial Times 12886 / Quark
The puzzle didn’t pose much difficulty. For me the bottom left corner was the last to fall. Across 1 NICETIES – nice,ties 5 RUSTIC – (citrus)* 10 PENAL – pen,a,l 11 OVERDRAWN – two def. – In the online version, there … Read more >>
Guardian 24,507 – Paul
dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram I am so fortunate to have landed … Read more >>
Guardian 24,506 – Logodaedalus
Not much to say about today’s, fairly straightforward with a couple of niggles. * = anagram cd = cryptic definition Across 1. FISHWIFE. FISH + W(IF)E. I’ve never been sure why this is … Read more >>
Independent 6850 by Math
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed A neat, not too difficult puzzle by Math with some good surface meanings. The borders of the grid were formed by 4 fifteen letter anagrams, which is quite an impressive … Read more >>
Private Eye/Cyclops 374 – Unshaken lunacy
Across 6 EURO-MP [th]E U (socially superior) ROMP (junket) 9 HEADWIND HEAD (sexual practice), WIND (bollocks) 10 UNSHAKEN (SUN)* Anagrind: misplaced, HA (exclamation), KEN (one coming before Boris) 11 LUNACY (AN)* Anagrind: … Read more >>
Azed 1895 — me, me, me!
I found this a relatively easy Azed. The four long answers on each of the edges provided a good lever to open up the grid. All were anagrams or near complete partial anagrams … Read more >>
Guardian 24,499 (Sat 20 Sep)/Paul – Hyphen ‘eadache
Solving time: 28:59 My times this week have been dreadful, and this was no exception – I really don’t think this was particularly harder than normal, but after 5 minutes I’d solved only … Read more >>
FT 12,883/Sleuth
Across 1 WIN,NIP,E.G. – “nip”=arrest is new to me. I guess it’s a tamer version of “nab” 6 GORGON – (no grog)< 9 C[-h]AMBER 10 LOO(S)E,NED 12 SCEPTICISM – (MEP’s critics)* – r … Read more >>
Guardian 24,504 – Quantum
Later than normal, due to me spending an hour or so on the Genius before realising I’d clicked on the wrong puzzle! dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition * = anagram … Read more >>
Independent 6848/Phi
The usual excellence from Phi. I suspect there’s a Nina that I can’t see, since 8dn is only mentioned in two clues, and if that’s all there is then it seems a bit … Read more >>
Independent 6843/Nimrod – Separation anxiety
Entertaining and very-tough-in-places puzzle from Nimrod. There’s a nicely-worked theme and Nina too. In the middle of the grid is SEPARATES and SORTS and elsewhere we have THE MEN and THE BOYS. Also, … Read more >>