Independent 6449/Glow-worm
Fairly easy start to the week although I’d never heard of 18A before. Across 9 (WE TRAIN)* 11 BOO,T(otall)Y – nice surface reading here. 12 SPEED<,PACE 13 (TESS IN PR)* – I’ve always … Read more >>
Guardian – Saturday June 9th
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Everyman 3167/where’s Sean?
The grid is almost 90 degree symmetrical: would be if 3D and 15D were both 15 letter lights. And we encounter Orlando Di LASSO again. I searched high and low for a Scots, … Read more >>
Independent 6442/Virgilius – Cornered.
One of the last names you expect to see above a puzzle on a Saturday is Mr Tuesday himself, Virgilius. Not that I’m complaining. This was definitely easier than usual for a Saturday … Read more >>
Independent 6447/Phi
Good fare from Phi with some excellent clues but with a couple of gaps in the word play and one clue not solved until I check in TEA just before submitting this! Across … Read more >>
FT 12485 by Adamant
Adamant seems to be a faithful adherent of the FT’s general style and tone, and this was solid enough fare . A couple of answers (2d, 28a) were new (for me at least) … Read more >>
Inquisitor 23 by Lato – NONSENSE – A super fun puzzle
This was a real fun puzzle, I thought. Solving time: 3 hrs 45 mins The preamble said (with words in capitals the unclued answers that appeared in the grid). 36 (SEXIST) 18 (LANGUAGE) … Read more >>
Guardian 24104/Puck – Nina
Maybe it’s jet-lag but I found it pretty hard to get into this puzzle. I wonder whether the NINA in the first column of unches is intentional or just my feverish jet-lagged brain. … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 904 by Quixote
I mentioned last week that, in the paper’s relaunch, they’d moved the puzzle away from the penultimate page. Well, there must have been a problem or two, because, this week, if you go … Read more >>
Independent 6446 / Nestor Breathtakingly brilliant!
There are few perks associated with this role, but it’s a real pleasure to comment on a brilliant puzzle every now and then and today is one of those days. Nestor is one … Read more >>
Guardian 24,103, Pasquale: Final answer?
A good, not too difficult puzzle from Pasquale, with two long double-entry clues of 24 letters each making up the perimeter. Both were very clever anag + lits, but such clues present an … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,474 by Cincinnus
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 2, 2007 This puzzle struck me as a classic Cincinnus, fairly easy but very elegant. Across 1. APPENDIX. Figure it out; it’s lovely. 5, 26. … Read more >>
Independent 6445 by Dac
The normal entertaining, accessible, fare from Dac. Solving time: 16 mins * = anagram ACROSS 1 SU PER rep us all reversed remember rep = traveller less of them than … Read more >>
Guardian 24102/Brendan – flagging a bit!
France United States United Kingdom Norway Solving time approx. 10 minutes Brendan is also Virgilius in the Indy, so I was expecting some thematic content in a reasonably straightforward puzzle – and I … Read more >>
Financial Times 12483/Cinephile
Pretty tough. I haven’t got a convincing answer for 14D, I can’t work out the wordplay for the long clue and I needed Google to get 15D. Across 1 S.E,WAGE – overseas solvers … Read more >>