Guardian 24861 / Paul
Many fun clues today, as you’d expect from Paul, and some interesting words. I found this much more difficult than a typical Paul crossword for some reason. Across 1. BANG UP PUG = … Read more >>
Independent 7206 by Nestor
Extremely enjoyable puzzle from Nestor, not too difficult, with the 4 14-letter entries yielding reasonably quickly. Solving time, 21 mins. And as always I find with Nestor, fresh approaches to clueing. * … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1031 by Quixote – 15 Nov 2009
Solving time, 15 mins, so I found it fairly easy. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 CHAP(ters) This was my last entry 3 A Fellow FAIR 7 GRAP(e) HIC 9 CHOW … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,229 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword on 9 November 2009 dd = double definition dud = duplicate definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,228 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 7 I found parts of this Mudd puzzle challenging. I am unsure if I have 8D correct and do not understand the wordplay of 28A. … Read more >>
Independent 7,205/Dac
Yet another fine offering from Dac, though he got the better of me with 4A and 6D! Across 1 DEPUTY – PUT in YE’D rev. 4 HESPERUS – PERU in [-c]HESS – I … Read more >>
Guardian 24,860 – Araucaria
I found this a bit of a slog today, though admittedly that may be due to the work Christmas party I was at last night. Aracuaria managed to work in a few little … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,237 / Aardvark
As usual with Aardvark there was a lot of repetition of the type of wordplay used in clues, as can be seen by the number of *( ) and [ ] in the … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,236 / Dante
I thought 16 ac and 6 dn were the best of the cryptic definitions that are characteristic of Rufus/Dante. Some very good, natural surfaces as well, e.g., 27 ac and 22 dn. Across 1 ALBERT … Read more >>
Independent 7204/Virgilius
U.K. Prime Ministers: I think there are ten of them (Major, Eden, Canning, Aberdeen, Wilson, Derby, Melbourne, Brown, Heath, Grey), which explains 17dn. We’ve become used to Virgilius cleverly fitting them in and … Read more >>
Guardian 24859 – Puck
dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = anagram A cleverly crafted puzzle with four film … Read more >>
Independent 7203 by Hypnos
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism A bit of mixed bag with some very nice clues but a couple of slightly weak CDs. It took me a while to understand … Read more >>
Guardian 24,858 / Orlando
It’s one of the occasional non-Rufus Mondays. This was harder than a typical Rufus, but mostly not too difficult. There’s a theme involving characters from the TV series M*A*S*H, who are collected up … Read more >>
Azed 1954
I’m hoping that this puzzle from last Sunday does not have a similar deadline extension to last week’s prize puzzle. If you know that it does, please let me know with a comment, … Read more >>
Independent 7,196 by Radian (Saturday Prize Puzzle, 07/11/09)
After the splendid classical music themed Indy 7,148 of a few weeks ago, I was pleased to open the newspaper and find that I was blogging a further Radian puzzle. The theme here … Read more >>