Very entertaining puzzle.
Independent 8,689 / Dac
It is Wednesday today and thus home to Dac’s latest offering. Dac has served up another set of succinct clues with silky smooth surfaces – his trademark, in other words. It took longer … Read more >>
Year: 2014
Inquisitor 1346: Strides by Schadenfreude
Preamble: Clashes in 12 cells must be replaced by a number from 1 to 12, different in each case. Corrections to misprints in 13 clues whose answers are entered normally describe the rule … Read more >>
Independent 8688 / Radian
Tuesday Independent puzzles are often a bit quirky. Today’s puzzle from Radian fills the Tuesday role admirably This puzzle was based on the difference between U and Non-U English words. … Read more >>
Guardian 26,342 by Puck
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26342.
Guardian 26,341 / Rufus
It’s Monday, it’s Rufus, with the usual potpourri of anagrams and double and cryptic definitions – and the characteristic silky-smooth surfaces, with some smiles along the way. Thank you, Rufus, for a pleasant … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 770/Provis
Well, come on, tell me what you thought. Lurkers are particularly invited to comment. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator … Read more >>
Independent 8687/Crosophile
The days of the Monday Indy being the ‘easy’ entry to the week seem to have long gone. I liked this puzzle, and there were enough straightforward answers to get you going; but … Read more >>
Private Eye / Cyclops 527 Pub Crawl Purge
This crossword must be on the easy side of average for an Eye crossword because I completed it at one sitting with only 8 left to go after the “all clues read” first … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1,275
Quite a challenge this week, I thought. I made steady progress through the week, but eventually had to resort to all kinds of cheating to finish, particularly for some of the longer, rarer … Read more >>
Everyman 3,540
A straightforward Everyman, easier than the last one I did.
Independent on Sunday 1277 Kairos
(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) Quite straightforward except for one or … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1277 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) Quite straightforward except for one or two bits. Thanks to Kairos. Definitions are underlined … Read more >>
AZED 2,201
My first Azed puzzle as a regular blogger entailing a very enjoyable trawl though Chambers. The great thing about blogging an Azed puzzle is that it gives me the perfect excuse to spend the afternoon reading the dictionary without attracting unwelcome comments about ‘needing to get a life’ etc. Thank you Azed.
Independent Crossword 8680 by Anax (09-08-2014)
As the warm British summer threatens to come to and end, it’s time for another duel with Anax which takes ones mind of the atrocities going on around the world. Always an enjoyable … Read more >>