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Guardian 24007/Araucaria – beaten by clubs, shield didn’t help

February 22, 2007 at 10:59 am by ilancaron

Solving time: 55’ Humbling. Stared at this for 5 minutes before DRESDEN dropped. The football “club” theme came to mind after another 5 minutes of frustration. At first I thought Premier League but … Read more >>

Categories Guardian 6 Comments

Independent 6349 / Dac – Beau Nash, Fashionista

February 21, 2007 at 1:15 pm by bensand

My first blog and I’m relieved to get off the mark with no problems! Particularly as I found Monday’s Mass unnervingly hard going! Today’s crossword a good mix of anagrams, homophones and double … Read more >>

Categories Independent 7 Comments

Guardian 24006/Quantum – very easy but a sting in the tail

February 21, 2007 at 11:54 am by linxit

For a while I thought I was going to go sub 5 minutes on this puzzle, but in the end there’s one left that I can’t get. I got the two 15-letter downs … Read more >>

Categories Guardian 7 Comments

Independent 6348/Nimrod and Tilsit – Double the fun

February 20, 2007 at 12:30 pm by neildubya

A new name for the Independent but one our regular readers will certainly recognise! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a crossword attributed to more than one setter before, although the Guardian does … Read more >>

Categories Independent 23 Comments

Guardian 24,005, Brendan: Lingalongabrendan

February 20, 2007 at 12:10 pm by michod

There’s usually (always?)  a theme from Breandan, and a rather clever one in this case. The six-letter downs in top left and bottom right are all three letter words doubled, and the eight-letter pairs … Read more >>

Categories Guardian 5 Comments

Guardian 24004/Rufus

February 19, 2007 at 4:59 pm by Colin Blackburn

As usual with Rufus cryptic definitions abound. There are no fewer than 6 straight CDs in this puzzle with a fair number of punning definitions playing a part in other clues. I’m not … Read more >>

Categories Guardian 4 Comments

Independent 6347 by Mass – Very tough

February 19, 2007 at 1:04 pm by nmsindy

Mass is the only one of the setters, there when I first tackled the Indy, who still sets in the daily paper, though he appears less often.     His puzzles were among the hardest with great skill … Read more >>

Categories Independent 3 Comments

Guardian 23,997/Brummie (Sat Feb 10th [corrected from 3rd]) – Gunned down

February 18, 2007 at 10:14 pm by rightback

Solving time: 10 minutes, one mistake (7 dn). This felt a cavalier solve, with numerous across clues to which I didn’t look closely at the wordplay while solving (e.g. 1, 11, 14, 18, … Read more >>

Categories Guardian

Everyman 3150/Feb 11 – Belgium

February 18, 2007 at 5:13 am by ilancaron

I really wanted to be able to say that if it’s Tuesday it must be Belgium. But sorry it’s Sunday. I’m hoping someone will explain 6D for me. Everyman has done so below… … Read more >>

Categories Everyman 9 Comments

Azed 1811 – waves and wave-dwellers

February 18, 2007 at 12:06 am by petebiddlecombe

Solving time 16:05, without Chambers This is probably about as easy as Azed gets. Easy for me anyway, as 1A was a word I knew, and 9 first letters of relatively easy down … Read more >>

Categories Azed 2 Comments

Independent 6340 / Nimrod – a bit of a puzzle …

February 16, 2007 at 10:12 pm by petebiddlecombe

Solving time: about 38 minutes. Timing is a bit rough – I was traversing London by train and tube, and there were various interruptions for changes. There is some kind of theme here, … Read more >>

Categories Independent 5 Comments

Guardian 24002/Logodaedalus

February 16, 2007 at 8:43 pm by Colin Blackburn

I haven’t reviewed a Friday Guardian before and I admit that upon opening the paper and seeing Logodaedalus I did consider reviewing the excellent Phi puzzle in the Independent and simply pretending I’d … Read more >>

Categories Guardian 4 Comments

Independent 6345 / Phi – Enjoyable fun

February 16, 2007 at 7:46 pm by tilsit

Solving time: 22 minutes After a short stay as a guest of the NHS, I came out with the prospect of a long rest and recuperation period with the anticipation of being able … Read more >>

Categories Independent 2 Comments

Inquisitor #6/Military Marches by Kruger

February 16, 2007 at 9:37 am by loonapick

 If I had looked up Kruger’s bio before tackling this puzzle, I may have saved myself some time, as he has listed among his hobbies long-distance walking.    The title of the puzzle had … Read more >>

Categories Inquisitor 3 Comments

Independent on Sunday 887 by Quixote – All clear in the end

February 15, 2007 at 9:01 pm by nmsindy

Not quite as easy as some recent puzzles in this series, but all clear in the end. Solving time: 21 mins ACROSS 1 GE(R)T RUDE R = King Queen Gertrude of Denmark, mother … Read more >>

Categories Independent 2 Comments
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