Independent 7,869/Dac

A new year, but the same old Dac. Which of course means consistently elegant clueing and lovely surfaces. Here’s to another 51 of these before the year’s out! He’s got one over on … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,892 by Monk

A good crossword with quite a wide variation in the difficulty of the clues.  Thank you Monk. I got most of the solutions quite easily, but then took a long time to get to solve … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 25521 Rufus

A nice easy puzzle to start the week, and the year with.  Rufus’s trademark cryptic and double definitions, anagrams, and clever surfaces are here, and some possibly nautical references also.  Thanks Rufus.  And … Read more >>

Independent 7867 by Tyrus

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism When I saw this was a Tyrus themed puzzle, my temptation was to start hitting the cheat button straight away. If it hadn’t been … Read more >>