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Financial Times 13,688 / Crux

Thu May 19, 2011 at 3:22 amThu May 19, 2011 at 12:15 am by Agentzero

Monday Prize Crossword from the FT of Monday May 9 Typically clever stuff from Crux. However, I’m not sure I have all of the wordplay in 16 down. Across 1 BUCHAREST *(A BUTCHER’S) 6 … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,687 by Mudd

Thu May 19, 2011 at 4:26 amThu May 19, 2011 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 7 Here’s a typically strong puzzle from Mudd with a good variety of clues. My faves are 27A (KRAKATOA), 3D (HEADSTONE) and 22D (LATER). Across … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,696 by Aardvark

Wed May 18, 2011 at 12:43 pm by PeeDee

An enjoyable crossword from Aardvark today, just a nice level of difficulty for a midweek solve and blog. I can’t get a cast iron explanation for 20dn, can anyone do better? Hold mouse … Read more >>

Independent 7671/Dac

Wed May 18, 2011 at 9:19 pmWed May 18, 2011 at 10:37 am by John

On the radio this morning was the information that Mahler died 100 years ago today, so I expected to find some recognition of this in the Indy crossword, and one of the rare occasions … Read more >>

A tough but very entertaining puzzle from Puck with a couple of cleverly intertwined themes and some very involved wordplay (one of those where you think “this could have been a prize puzzle”). … Read more >>

Sloggers and Betters (London) 8 — update on plans

Tue May 24, 2011 at 6:29 pmWed May 18, 2011 at 8:44 am by jetdoc

I have started a new thread for this because people may not notice just another comment appended to the existing one. Directions for getting to The Ship & Shovell: from Charing Cross tube … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1176: Unheeded Warning by Samuel

Wed May 18, 2011 at 1:23 am by HolyGhost

I must admit to having a soft spot for Samuel’s puzzles, so I was quite looking forward to this. Seventeen clues have a misprint in the definition, correct letters spelling an instruction about … Read more >>

Financial Times 13695 PHSSTHPOK

Tue May 17, 2011 at 3:33 pmTue May 17, 2011 at 11:40 am by scchua

My first FT blog was a PHSSTHPOK, so I’ve come full circle. But this was slightly more difficult than the first. But got there in the end, after correcting a spelling error in … Read more >>

Independent 7670 by Scorpion

Tue May 17, 2011 at 11:37 amTue May 17, 2011 at 10:39 am by flashling

Help! Well Quixote did say yesterday to expect a harder thematic soon. As per usual there’s 1 I can’t really parse so help would be appreciated. So here we are with Scorpion and … Read more >>

Guardian 25324 – Paul

Tue May 17, 2011 at 6:10 amTue May 17, 2011 at 2:30 am by Uncle Yap

It is always a pleasure solving a puzzle by Paul; and blogging one is even more so. I had quite a few laughs weaving through the clues, challenging but very fair and sometimes … Read more >>

Guardian 25,323 / Orlando

Mon May 16, 2011 at 10:29 am by mhl

No Rufus today, but to replace him we have an (as ever) excellent puzzle from Orlando. There are some lovely clues here. Across 1. EXHIBIT EX = “Former” + H = “husband” + … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 600/Orlando

Mon May 16, 2011 at 2:46 pmMon May 16, 2011 at 9:41 am by Pierre

I see Orlando’s on double duty today, having also set the Guardian Cryptic. This was a sound puzzle, but there were a number of pieces of quite tricky wordplay which I’m guessing would … Read more >>

Independent 7669 by Quixote

Mon May 16, 2011 at 7:15 am by NealH

*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism According the online message, this was a puzzle from a UK v USA cryptic competition. There may have a nod to this in the … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,107 (15/05/11)

Sun May 15, 2011 at 9:24 pm by Simon Harding

A relatively swift, but not unenjoyable, solve this week. Not an unaided finish though, as I did have to check a few unfamiliar terms and senses in the book before entry, for example … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1,108 by Crosophile

Sun May 15, 2011 at 1:05 pm by Simon Harding

My first ever attempt at blogging a Crosophile, as far as I can see, though I’ve definitely tackled a few puzzles by this setter recently. This was fair and entertaining, without being too … Read more >>