Bradman, yet again for me. And he doesnt disappoint, having served up an interesting and intuitive grid. Quite a few clues where I was scratching my head before coming up with the answer. Loved it, thanks Bradman!!
Year: 2014
Financial Times no.14,622 by Sleuth
Not a bad puzzle, this, but a rather workmanlike one.
Guardian 26,260 – Paul
A fun puzzle from Paul today… …with lot of references (some of which I may have missed) to the King (Elvis Presley), and a side order of Queen. Thanks to Paul. … Read more >>
Independent 8606 / Hephaestos
A quick search of fifteensquared shows that Hephaestos is a setter’s name that has not featured before. I wonder what kind of puzzle he/she will set? Well we usually find … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,613 – Crux
Monday Prize Crossword/May 5 An enjoyable ride in the wonderous world of Crux crosswords. This time, however, there were a lot of similarities to the puzzles of that other Monday regular, Dante. Meaning: … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,612 by Cincinnus
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 3, 2014 This was an easy and relatively lacklustre Cincinnus. My top clue is 21 (BEACON) and I also like 14D (SNAKEBITE). ACROSS 1 I … Read more >>
Independent 8,605 by Dac
What can be said that hasn’t already been said? The usual perfect construction, with a personal slight dislike of the word ‘some’ as a hidden indicator.
Definitions in italics.
Financial Times 14,621 by WANDERER
The perfect lunchtime or coffee break crossword, very enjoyable.
Guardian Cryptic N° 26,259 by Picaroon
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26259. I thought this a splendid puzzle, with misdirection in all directions, and definitions that required much thought to see their appropriateness. Across 1. “Sun” follows this … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1332: Self-Reference by Hypnos
A welcome return by Hypnos. Thematically, 32 clues have a superfluous letter in a jumbled word in the definition part; these letters spell out the theme, illustrated by five … Read more >>
Financial Times 14620 Sayang
(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.) An enjoyable straightforward puzzle normal for … Read more >>
Financial Times 14620 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) An enjoyable straightforward puzzle normal for a Tuesday. Thanks to Sayang. Definitions are underlined in … Read more >>
Guardian 26,258 / Philistine
After the superb Indy puzzle from Morph yesterday, I was prepared for a bit of a let-down to solve and blog today, so I was even more than usually delighted to find Philistine’s … Read more >>
Independent 8604 / Eimi
It’s Tuesday so we were expecting something slightly out of the ordinary. What’s more – it’s our first blog of an Eimi puzzle! When we saw that the puzzle was by Eimi … Read more >>
Independent 8603 by Morph
*=anagram [] = removed e.g. char[m]=char ()=abbreviation e.g. A(mpere)=a Hom. = homophone This was a very clever idea, with the across clues being cast as nonsense limericks, a form of verse popularized by … Read more >>