Inquisitor 50 – Who’s Who by Dimitry
There were three important parts to the preamble: 1. Every across clue lacked a definition and the wordplay generated a word which could be associated with the entry at that number – i.e … Read more >>
Day: 20 December 2007
Happy Christmas…
…to all of our readers. Thanks for all your help, support and encouragement in 2007 – we couldn’t have done it without you. We’ll aim to blog every day next week except the … Read more >>
Independent 6608 by Monk
Monk is a setter whose puzzles I seek out, so Christmas came early to see that pseudonym in the Indy today. Almost every clue has something special. Solving time: 43 mins. There is … Read more >>
Guardian 24,265, Paul: Why do anarchists drink Earl Grey?
A good number of long phrases, with quite a few cryptic definitions and some subtle wordplay. Explanations of 20 ac welcomed. ACROSS: 1. HARD TO GRASP. CD. 9. OB(VIA T)E. Complex wordplay here … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 931 by Quixote
I found this very easy. Solving time: 14 mins Notes on some clues below: happy to explain others if asked. * = anagram ACROSS 1 S (AMOS) A SA = Salvation Army 11 … Read more >>