Independent 7,658/Phi
Phi has been shifted around the schedule a couple of times recently, although I suspect we find him on Tuesday this week not because of the Bank Holiday, but because this was a … Read more >>
Guardian 25312 – Araucaria
What a superbly entertaining puzzle from The Master today with a side-theme presented with great humour and fun. ACROSS 7 TROUSERS T (time) ROUSERS (alarm clocks) worn by the dominant partner in a … Read more >>
Independent 7657 by Quixote
Pleasing puzzle in the Quixote style, solving time 25 mins * = anagram ACROSS 1 AGHA’S losT 4 O LEANDER Hero and Leander from Greek mythology 9 SUSSED Sussex with d for x … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 94, by Puck: In vino veritas
Well, I thought I was getting on just fine with this puzzle, but I was completely stuck on two answers, 17a and 21a. None of my resources — dictionaries, word lists, TEA, Google, … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 598 / Arachne
I really enjoyed today’s offering from Spiderwoman (the original Arachne in Greek Mythology was changed by Athene into a spider). All definitions given are from Chambers 11th Edition. Most of the standard abbreviations … Read more >>
Guardian 25,311 – Rufus
Mostly the usual smooth and straightforward clueing from Rufus this sunny Bank Holiday, with a couple of rather over-familiar clues (27ac, 8dn), but I slowed down at the end and took a bit … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1,105 (24/04/11)
A pretty tough week, judging by the number of entries I had to check before entry, and the little bit of cheating I had to do to finish off the NW corner. There … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1106, by Glowworm
This was perhaps at the more challenging end of the spectrum for Independent on Sunday puzzles, but nevertheless reasonably straightforward. Across 1 HOPELESS Henry slopes off without sweetheart, dejected H = Henry (SI … Read more >>
Everyman No. 3369 (24th April)
Lorraine: Morning all, Started quite well this week but soon came to a grinding halt until Nick came to my rescue. Think my crossword head got up and ran off halfway through this weeks … Read more >>
Azed 2030
The usual utterly sound and satisfactory puzzle from Azed. Across 1 FIREPLUG — discharging = fire, bolt = gulp, which reversed is plug. A fireplug is a hydrant: one is misled by the … Read more >>
Sloggers and Betters (London) 8
The next Sloggers and Betters (London) get-together will take place on Tuesday 24th May. The venue will be the Ship and Shovell under Charing Cross Station and it is expected that the early … Read more >>
Independent 7650 / Nimrod – Saturday Prize Puzzle 23 April 2011
Nimrod is one of the most prolific compilers at the moment, under a variety of pseudonyms. He is also Enigmatist in the Guardian, Io in the Financial Times and Elgar in the Daily … Read more >>
Guardian Easter Prize No 25304 / Araucaria
I solved most of this puzzle on the train from London to Lyon, and found it an excellent way of making a long journey shorter. Unfortunately there was no online version available so … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No 963 Broken Up by Piccadilly
So no grid numbers this week – just a list of straight clues in alphabetical order of their grid entry, forming an alphabetical jigsaw. After the majority have been entered, the remaining grid … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,680 / Gaff
The line “A celebratory crossword” at the top of the clue list gave me some trepidation. Not being up on the details of the big event happening today, this meant a challenge, and … Read more >>