Guardian 28,733 / Maskarade
A Bank Holiday special from Maskarade, as is the norm these days. Having read the preamble, my first task was to compare the given enumerations with the grid entry lengths to determine which … Read more >>
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Maskarade
In case you are wondering what’s happened to it, the Maskarade blog has been rescheduled for next Saturday (30th April), the day after the closing date for entries,
Everyman 3,931
It appears that the scheduled blogger has again been unable to be with us so you will have to put up with this simple analysis of the clues. I have one or two … Read more >>
Everyman 3,927
I don’t know what has prevented the scheduled blogger from appearing today but here instead is an analysis of the clues. If anything needs further explanation just ask. Across 1 International transport system, … Read more >>
Independent 10,982 by Morph
A no-show by the scheduled blogger so here is an analysis of the clues with no further commentary. Across 6 River bend with profundity (6) DEEPLY – DEE (river) PLY (bend) 7 Fail … Read more >>
Guardian Genius No 221 Set by Pangakupu
Why is it that I find writing a preamble more difficult than solving/parsing the clues? Probably because I have a analytical mind rather than a creative one. Anyway, to business. The introduction indicated we … Read more >>
Apologies and an explanation
My apologies to those of you who have emailed me recently but have not received a reply. I have spent the last 3½ weeks in hospital with no internet/email access, not even via … Read more >>
Guardian ‘Prize’ Crossword 28,548 / Brendan (11 September 2021)
An abundance of opportunities for me to add a link this week … … due to the many pseudonyms (or 15s or 17s) included in the grid, along with some real names in … Read more >>
Guardian ‘Prize’ Crossword 28,524 / Philistine (14 August 2021)
A most entertaining puzzle from one of the setters on my (mental) ‘must solve’ list. When I blogged his last puzzle (28,550 17th July) I said that “I always enjoy Philistine’s puzzles (and … Read more >>
Azed 2,563 Plain
Apologies for the late appearance of this post but, due to personal circumstances, the scheduled blogger has been unable to be with us today. If anything needs further explanation please just ask. Across … Read more >>
Guardian ‘Prize’ Crossword 28,500 / Philistine (17 July 2021)
This is my second Saturday Guardian blog and I’m struggling to find something to say in the preamble (nothing new there then!). I always enjoy Philistine’s puzzles (and those that he sets as … Read more >>
Guardian 28,504 / Tramp
A no-show today by the scheduled blogger so here is an analysis of the clues. Across 1 Stoppage time with Italian team getting goal (12) INTERMISSION – INTER (Italian team) MISSION (goal) 9 … Read more >>
Guardian ‘Prize’ Crossword 28,476 / Brendan (19 June 2021)
I confidently expected to see a different setter today so it came as somewhat of a surprise when I found out that it was Brendan. However, my anticipated setter did put in an … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,127 / Carpathian
A no-show by the scheduled blogger so here is a simple analysis of the clues. Across 1 Upright house and home (6) HONEST – HO (house) NEST (home) 4 Clean ersatz stool (7) … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 215 / Picaroon
So we have a preamble, as was to be expected, and one with no apparent ambiguities: “Fourteen solutions need to be partially amended before entry into the grid in a consistent manner by … Read more >>