Puzzles 106 – 157
Independent 6926/Phi (Prize puzzle 27-12-08)
There’s a partial “12 Days of Christmas” theme, here with 7, 26,27, 3, and 6 appearing in the grid. It seems a bit odd to have an incomplete theme like this, which makes … Read more >>
Independent 6931/Phi
A typically nice Phi. I have one or two quibbles with, or at any rate misgivings about, some of the punctuation, but no doubt all will be explained. I’m off for the weekend … Read more >>
Guardian 24,586/Boatman
Boatman’s third outing in the Guardian, and, completely by coincidence, my third chance to blog him. Another enjoyable puzzle, with some excellent clues – I particularly liked 25ac, 1dn and 19dn. Best wishes … Read more >>
Inquisitor 104: Merry-Go-Round by Eddie
The preamble stated that five words (one in a shortened form) of a song title would be spelled out in clue order, by single extra letters generated by wordplay in each of 25 … Read more >>
Guardian 24,585 – Chifonie
Thankfully not that complicated today after a late night, but a reasonable challenge. There are lots of straightforward formulations, but with nice surfaces and some tricky meanings. Either that or my brain’s still … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 985 by Quixote (28 Dec 2008)
Solving time, just under 15 mins * = anagram ACROSS 9 CH (A PAT) I 10 RECLAIM (I’m clear)* 11 (t)ISSUE 12 RETURN KEY On a typewriter 13 TWO-SEATER w in (estate or)* … Read more >>
FT crossword Jan 1st.
New Year Greetings to everyone. I can find no upload of the puzzle today, so if anyone has access to the newspaper and would like to blog for me, please go ahead. Otherwise … Read more >>
Independent 6,930 by Mordred
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. The New Year presents us with an enjoyable puzzle from a less regular setter. There’s some really good clueing in there, and while there were … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,957 – Carte rosee by Dante
Wishing Everybody A Happy & Rewarding New Year Monday Prize Crossword on 22 December 2008 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,956 – Cinephile
From Christmas Crossword on Saturday 20th December 2008 What a tour de force by the good Reverend John Graham. A jumbo with an in-built alphabet soup of capital cities (indicated by C before … Read more >>
Independent 6929 by Dac
New Year’s Eve puzzle by Dac (appeared in the paper but not on the website apparently). Solving time, 28 mins. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 RING OUT T(HE) OLD “Wring … Read more >>
Independent – Review of 2008
The Indy under its editor, Eimi, who took over early in 2006, continued in 2008 its pattern of puzzles, many of which have themes and/or Ninas. A Nina is a hidden message in … Read more >>
Guardian 24584 / Enigmatist
This was rather tough going until we got the Hogmanay message around the outside (FOR THE SAKE OF AULD LANG SYNE), but good fun nonetheless. There are a few bits of devious wordplay … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,963 by Cinephile
What better way to end the year than with a Cinephile? Perhaps by not having the solution printed on the same page (with the number for tomorrow’s puzzle rather than yesterday’s)! Methinks someone … Read more >>