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Financial Times 14,128 by Cincinnus

Thu October 18, 2012 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 6, 2012 Ah, a Cincinnus puzzle with a theme, the TV program “Frasier”! I like a themed puzzle occasionally but this one proved difficult for … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,137 by Aardvark

Thu October 18, 2012 at 8:10 pmWed October 17, 2012 at 12:03 pm by PeeDee

More difficult than the previous puzzles by Aardvark that I have blogged. I ejoyed this very much, thank you Aardvark. I started in the top-left corner and after a few solutions went in at first glance … Read more >>

Guardian 25,769 / Brendan

Wed October 17, 2012 at 12:14 pmWed October 17, 2012 at 10:28 am by Eileen

Apologies for the slight delay in the appearance of this blog: infuriatingly, I managed to delete it at the point of posting – so more apologies in advance for any typos due to … Read more >>

Independent 8,115 / Dac

Wed October 17, 2012 at 9:55 pmWed October 17, 2012 at 8:00 am by RatkojaRiku

A Wednesday slot in the middle of the month is surely Dac’s by right, and today is no exception. In true Dac fashion, we are in the presence of (yet) a(nother) set of … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1250: WEST END HIT by Shark

Wed October 17, 2012 at 5:00 am by Hihoba

This is Shark’s fourth offering in this series. One of his previous puzzles was last Christmas, with gift, toys and presents under the tree. This was a nicely constructed puzzle with straightforward … Read more >>

Financial Times 14136 Phssthpok

Tue October 16, 2012 at 6:23 pmTue October 16, 2012 at 11:42 am by scchua

The NE corner took me longer than usual for a Phssthpok. Thanks for the challenge, Phssthpok. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links with the puzzle.]] Across … Read more >>

Independent 8114 / Jambazi

Tue October 16, 2012 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

This is Jambazi’s second puzzle for the weekday Independent. He has also set one weekend prize puzzle. His first daily Independent puzzle was published n July and I enjoyed blogging it then. I … Read more >>

Guardian 25,768 – Shed

Tue October 16, 2012 at 1:49 am by Uncle Yap

Shed is always challenging and many of his clues can only be solved by the backward method of hazarding a likely answer and then working back to justify the wordplay. Even so, I … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 674 / Orlando

Mon October 15, 2012 at 12:09 pm by Big Dave

Orlando is one of a couple of Quiptic setters whose puzzles I always enjoy solving. Today I wasn’t disappointed. Most of the definitions given are from Chambers 11th Edition. Most of the standard … Read more >>

Guardian 25,767 – Audreus

Mon October 15, 2012 at 8:56 am by Andrew

Nice to see one of Audreus’s rare appearances in the Monday slot (and we can confidently predict her son Shed for tomorrow). This was mostly easy going, with a striking number of clues … Read more >>

Independent 8113/Quixote

Mon October 15, 2012 at 8:20 am by Pierre

Another accessible but well-constructed Monday puzzle from Quixote. Lots of different devices, including some clever anagrams, and some nice story-telling surfaces. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind … Read more >>