Guardian 24, 164/Brendan – Questionable?
This was quite tough, and I had to give up after I’d done about 75% of it. When I got home from work, I attaked the NW corner, and eventually finished after more … Read more >>
Day: 24 August 2007
Independent 6507 / Phi Relaxing fare
Solving Time: 23 minutes The usual demonstration from Phi that simple clear clue writing can be elegant and humorous – and a delight to solve. ACROSS (*) = ANAGRAM (CD) = CRYPTIC DEF … Read more >>
Inquisitor 33 – Holiday by Schadenfreude
Solving time: c. 45 mins, no books, but one mistake found on checking answers After a tough battle with Kruger a couple of weeks ago, this was a straightforward “treated answers” puzzle. All the … Read more >>
Beelzebub 913/Phi (12-08-07)
Another very entertaining puzzle in a series that I’m already mightily impressed with, even though this is only the third one I’ve solved. Couple of queries: 5D and 22D, which I’m sure are … Read more >>
Independent 6502/Virgilius (18-08-07) – Across the board
This was a very quick solve for me (8:47, since you asked) so I didn’t spot the (subtly done) theme until I had 2 or 3 answers to go in. I’ve mentioned all … Read more >>