Independent 7,595/Phi

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Great stuff as ever from Phi. Solid clueing with elegant surfaces and some lovely anagrams. My only doubt was the adjectival use of the answer at 23A, which doesn’t appear in Chambers (but … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,621 / Falcon

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A straightforward solve with some fine clues, my favourites being 26A and 5D. I’m not sure of 28A – there is either an error with my answer or with the clue. Across 1 … Read more >>

Guardian 25,249 – Orlando

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A momentous and (mostly) excellent week ends with this enjoyable and reasonably straightforward puzzle from Orlando. It’s all of a pretty high standard, so I won’t pick out any particular clues, though I … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,620 / Styx

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A perfectly respectable crossword, with several particularly fine clues.  Just a pity for Styx that that it’s hard to escape the inevitable sense of “After the Lord Mayor’s show..” still lingering from yesterday’s … Read more >>

Independent 7594/Dac

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After what seems to have been a succession of highly complicated and clever crosswords recently, it’s quite nice to get back to something vanilla. But what vanilla. The very best you can get. … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,611 / Dante

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Prize puzzle from the FT of Monday 7 February Another Monday, another Dante.  As usual, there are some clever cd’s (4 down, 8 down stand out for me) and dd’s (I particularly liked … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,619 by Gozo

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An amazingly good crossword, and a fitting tribute to the birthday boy.  Here at home the kids are off school today for half term break and my wife is away for the week, so it … Read more >>

Independent 7593 / Eimi

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There must be some special occasion today for Dac to be ousted from his regular Wednesday slot. There is! Today is the 90th birthday of The Reverend John Galbraith Graham MBE aka Araucaria … Read more >>