Beelzebub 1,079 (24/10/10)
I found this to be the toughest Beelzebub for some time, and I had only a handful solved before reaching for various aids. I think it was just the vocab that was my … Read more >>
Day: 30 October 2010
Beelzebub 1,078 (17/10/10)
The pattern for me recently seems to be to make a good start and then get really, really stuck on the last couple of clues. This again happened here, with the NE corner … Read more >>
Independent 7495 (Sat 23-Oct) Nestor
The Indy’s Prize schedule and the blogging calendar have lately coincided so that more often than not I end up with Nestor. I find his crosswords a bit easier than the likes of … Read more >>
Guardian 25,149 (Sat 23 Oct)/Biggles – Jerk of fate
Solving time: 23 mins, one mistake (1dn) This tough puzzle was a mix of good and bad, with some really clever wordplay devices and elegant surfaces intermingled with clues for which the cryptic … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 937 – Upheaval by Raich
With ‘pencil recommended, at first’ and ‘upheaval’ threatened, I braced myself for some serious re-engineering of the grid post-solving…but in the end there was a relatively simple, but cleverly constructed, twist to the tale… … Read more >>