Andrew

This started off seeming straightforward, but a few clues held me up at the end, and there are a few rather tricky parsings. Thanks to Imogen.   Across 1 STOOD UP Failed to … Read more >>

Fed’s puzzles are always good fun, and this was no exception. I found it mostly straightforward, though with the occasional tricky parsing and (I think) one small error. Thanks to Fed. Across 7 … Read more >>

The Mayday Bank Holiday sees Vulcan makes his regularly fortnightly appearance, with quite a few cryptic definitions and one technical word that may be unfamiliar.Thanks to Vulcan.   Across 1 BOG STANDARD Quality … Read more >>

Some well-concealed definitions and other bits of trickery made this seem harder that it appears in retrospect. Very enjoyable – thanks to Tramp.   Across 1 PLAUDIT Praise? It follows Dua Lipa regularly … Read more >>

A puzzle that took quite a lot of thinking, but satisfying to work out. Thanks to Kite. We have a theme indicated by the central entry DNA, which is an ACID in the … Read more >>

I found this rather gentler than some recent puzzles from this setter, but still good fun. Thanks to Tramp.   Across 1 WISHFUL THINKING Is fling with hunk at work having unrealistic desires? … Read more >>

Picaroon regains his missing O after last week for a typically enjoyable puzzle that I found mostly quite straightforward, though with a couple of less-familiar words to keep the brain cells working. Thanks … Read more >>

You have a double dose of me this week as sschua is away. In contrast to Monday’s April Fool fun I found this quite tough, but soundly clued so it was all gettable … Read more >>

Another puzzle from Paul with several interlinked cues, which becomes easier once you find the thematic link… … in this case, POND LIFE, whose clue I solved by working back from some of … Read more >>

I seemed not to be on Paul’s wavelength today, finding this quite hard. Perhaps others had a different experience, and it was fun to work out. Thanks to Paul. There’s an obvious theme … Read more >>

Quite a tough one from Vlad today. There were a few answers that I guessed from the definition, hoping that I’d be able to work out the parsing when writing the blog. Fortunately … Read more >>