Beelzebub 1,021 (13/09/09)
The online Chambers was down when I tackled this, so it was back to the big red book, and none of the fancy advanced search features. I was pleased with how swiftly I … Read more >>
Day: 19 September 2009
Inquisitor 141 – Formula by Kea
As indicated by the need to post a placeholder, I found this puzzle tough. We were told that: seven down answers needed processing in accordance with instructions from a Letters Latent quotation providing … Read more >>
EV 879 Homograms III by Kruger
The preamble to this puzzle confused me at first: the anagram or homonym of the required word. The answer? Indicated? Unindicated? Either way what was the rest of the clue doing? After over-analysing … Read more >>
Guardian 24,803 (Sat 12 Sep)/Araucaria – Chekh mate
Solving time: about 15 mins A while ago I was playing Articulate! when the name Anton Chekhov came up. This was described to my team as “a Russian chess player”. Easy, we thought. … Read more >>