Financial Times 12,510 by Cincinnus
Another elegant puzzle from Cincinnus that I found a bit more difficult than most of his. Across 1. TERMINALLY – TALLY about ERMIN[e] 7. SURE – S[nake] + URE, the Ure being a … Read more >>
Guardian 24,138, Paul: Ich bin ein Berliner
Yes, as JFK said, I truly am a doughnut – I’ve been waiting for someone else to post, when all along it was me – d’oh! A nice Pauline puzzle anyway, mit einem Deutschen Thema … Read more >>
FT 12,519/ Cinephile
Some good-humoured stuff from Cinephile. A little lighter on thematic content than I’ve come to expect from him, although he did exploit the idiosyncrasies of this FT-specific grid (effectively four separate quadrants) to fill … Read more >>
Independent 6481 / Dac Solid stuff
Apologies for the lateness. Trip to Manchester that turned into a nightmare and nearly resulted in an overnight hospital stay. Solving time: 23 minutes Like Phi, Dac always produces solid dependable puzzles that always … Read more >>
Guardian 24137 Araucaria Posted by Simply_Simon July 24th 2007
Across 1 COQUET 4ALNMOUTH This was my start point. It looked like an anagram, and that gave me 21 across. 10 AND OR RAN 11 IN DISC R IM IN ATE 12 PRE … Read more >>
Independent 6480 by Virgilius – Reversals and much more
Even by Virgilius’ exalted standards, I thought this was really special – famous names reversed being a big part of it. The theme revealed itself gradually as the grid filled up. Solving … Read more >>
FT 12518 / Flimsy – Straightforward(ish)
Solving Time: 14 minutes Fairly straightforward fare with a couple of nice off-the-wall clues. Bit baffled by 24 down. ACROSS * = Anagram (r) = Reversal (CD) = Cryptic definition 1 MEMBER (RE)MEMBER 5 … Read more >>
Independent 6479 by Tees
Across 1 LOTHARIO – T + HARI in LOO 10 COMIC – COSMIC minus S (close to tears) 11 SEA URCHIN – SEA(U)RCH + IN 16 DONKEY – DON + KEY 26 ENNUI … Read more >>
Guardian 24136/Rufus – oops
Quite a few cryptic definitions again this week – some are good, some less so. But that judgment all depends on your mood I suppose. When I don’t like a CD, I suspect … Read more >>
Everyman 3172 (15-07-07)
Across 1 BY (“buy”) CHOICE – “on the phone” is your homophone indicator. 12 NO MAN IS AN ISLAND – I think I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve seen this … Read more >>
Azed 1833 – Unfair to dumb blondes?
Solving time 48 mins, no Chambers until grid complete, 2 mistakes (32,33) Don Manley said in a recent comment how glad he was to see Azed returning to this blog, and mentioned the … Read more >>
FT 12,515 by Adamant
Please excuse the late posting; I was not near a PC earlier in the day. This proved to be just the right flavour of puzzle for my footloose Friday, not overly challenging or … Read more >>
Guardian 24,129 (Sat 14 Jul)/Araucaria – Bulls and Bears
Solving time: 30 minutes, but needed to look up 17ac, made a mistake (4dn) and can’t fathom 18ac. I found this pretty difficult, and took a long time to work out what ‘5ac … Read more >>
FT – setters page updated
I’ve updated the setters page today with details about the FT setters.
Independent 6477 / Phi Pleasant stroll
Solving Time: 19 minutes Another reliable enjoyable puzzle from Phi. Nothing too taxing today, although 4 across held me up for a little while. Not too many anagrams today, either. ACROSS * = ANAGRAM … Read more >>