Azed 1895 — me, me, me!
I found this a relatively easy Azed. The four long answers on each of the edges provided a good lever to open up the grid. All were anagrams or near complete partial anagrams … Read more >>
Guardian 24,499 (Sat 20 Sep)/Paul – Hyphen ‘eadache
Solving time: 28:59 My times this week have been dreadful, and this was no exception – I really don’t think this was particularly harder than normal, but after 5 minutes I’d solved only … Read more >>
FT 12,883/Sleuth
Across 1 WIN,NIP,E.G. – “nip”=arrest is new to me. I guess it’s a tamer version of “nab” 6 GORGON – (no grog)< 9 C[-h]AMBER 10 LOO(S)E,NED 12 SCEPTICISM – (MEP’s critics)* – r … Read more >>
Guardian 24,504 – Quantum
Later than normal, due to me spending an hour or so on the Genius before realising I’d clicked on the wrong puzzle! dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition * = anagram … Read more >>
Independent 6848/Phi
The usual excellence from Phi. I suspect there’s a Nina that I can’t see, since 8dn is only mentioned in two clues, and if that’s all there is then it seems a bit … Read more >>
Independent 6843/Nimrod – Separation anxiety
Entertaining and very-tough-in-places puzzle from Nimrod. There’s a nicely-worked theme and Nina too. In the middle of the grid is SEPARATES and SORTS and elsewhere we have THE MEN and THE BOYS. Also, … Read more >>
Inquisitor 90 – Trick by Schadenfreude
We were presented with three sets of clues – 16 Thematic, 17 Across and 14 Down. There was no indication where the answer or , more correctly, the amended answer to each unnumbered … Read more >>
Independent 6847 by Nimrod
Extremely difficult and I failed with it, guessing two answers at the end which turned out to be wrong. There are a few others I do not understand either. As a late stand-in, … Read more >>
Today’s Independent – Sub required
I’m supposed to be blogging today but it doesn’t look like I’m going to get the opportunity. If one of the other bloggers can step in for me I would be very grateful. … Read more >>
Guardian, 24503/Rover
This was quite a fast puzzle to do, despite some of the vocabulary or meanings being unfamiliar to me, particularly in the north-east corner. There are couple of clues I wasn’t wild about, … Read more >>
FT No.12882, Set by Viking, 25 September, 2008
Some interesting clues this morning, and the left bottom corner gave me pause. 27d particularly troublesome. ACROSS 1. CORNET – (c-or-net) 4. KEYBOARD – key board – cryptic definition. Board as in board … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 971 by Quixote (21 Sep 2008)
Solving time, 17 mins. * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 TAROT CARDS (Trad actors)* 8 S (TICK) UM New word to me that I worked out from the clear wordplay – … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,872 by Cincinnus
The Weekend Prize Puzzle from 13 September 2008 It must be obvious that I am fairly good at FT puzzles but I am not a particularly fast solver. It does happen once in … Read more >>
Financial Times 12,873 – Dante
From Monday Prize Puzzle on 15 September 2008 dd = double definition cd = cryptic definition rev = reversed or reversal ins = insertion cha = charade ha = hidden answer *(fodder) = … Read more >>
Independent 6846 by Dac
The usual excellent puzzle by Dac – solving time. 16 mins * = anagram < = reversed ACROSS 1 (Union) JACK S T RAW war< a good surface reading 6 REBUS Double definition, … Read more >>