Independent 6807/Eimi
Nice puzzle from The Editor with an appropriate Nina for a puzzle that appeared the day after that amazing opening ceremony in Beijing: in the unchecked letters on the grid perimeter we see … Read more >>
Inquisitor 84 — ‘Twas ever thus? by Phi
This was an oddly coincidental puzzle for me. I bought the paper on my way to Nottingham for an Open University residential school. I spent the week studying mathematical modelling and, in particular, … Read more >>
Independent 6,811/Scorpion
This was a stiff challenge for a weekday I thought, particularly the right-hand side of the grid which was all but empty after my first attempt. Managed to chip away at it eventually, … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 965 by Quixote (10 Aug 2008)
Solving time, 18 mins * = anagram ACROSS 1 Actor Kevin SPACEY – in a dreamy state (adj) – N American usage 5 SECOND Double definition with split at Extra/time 8 HER(m)ITAGE Tricky … Read more >>
Guardian 244,67/Araucaria
Yet another very enjoyable offering from Araucaria. I got 25/26ac immediately and the various types of pear followed quickly. Several clues involved bits of what is perhaps slightly obscure general knowledge (e.g. 18ac, … Read more >>
FT 12,846/Bradman
I found this less challenging than usual for Bradman. Nothing fundamentally wrong with that; the clueing is as watertight and scrupulously fair as ever. And the fact that I’m uncertain whether I have … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,836 by Cincinnus
I purchased my copy of the FT containing this puzzle at the railway station in Wörgl, Austria, a place I had never heard of until I found myself changing trains there while heading … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,837 – Dante
From FT Monday Prize Crossword 12,837 – 4th August 2008 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer … Read more >>
Independent 6810 by Dac
Good puzzle, as always from Dac. This one I found on the easy side esp bottom half of grid. Solving time, 12 mins. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 POS(t)ERS Excellent … Read more >>
FINANCIAL TIMES 12,845, set by AARDVARK – 13 August 2008
A tricky puzzle with one or two involved clues, but entertaining. Some explanations were not clear to me, e.g. 23a and 27a. ACROSS 1. WILDEBEEST -(*edible stew) 7. JOAN – ( female name: … Read more >>
Guardian 24,466 – Brummie
dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram Another challenging puzzle which was also amusing … Read more >>
Independent 12-Aug-2008 (On-line only) / Virgilius
There was a different crossword in the paper to that on-line – see blog for no. 6809 for details. In a comment on that blog Eimi mentions that this is also a Virgilius puzzle, from … Read more >>
Guardian 24,465 / Paul – Do I Do
A few parties in this one, as well as the great Stevie Wonder who wrote the above song. Some penny-dropping moments for me in this one, maybe my brain’s not switched on properly … Read more >>
Independent 6809/Virgilius (but only if you bought the paper)
If you solved the online puzzle today then this post is going to be of no use to you because, as it says in a note under the printed version of the puzzle: … Read more >>
Financial Times 12844 / Jason
I solved Ac 26, 9, 31, 30, 29, 12, 13, 14 and 28 first before having to move to the Dn set, where I got 1, 3, 5, 25, 24, 23, 22, 18, … Read more >>