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Guardian 25,614 – Pasquale

Thu April 19, 2012 at 9:09 am by Andrew

I learned a couple of new (botanical) words from today’s puzzle. Fortunately, the clues were reasonably easy and, as one would expect from Pasquale, admirably sound. The grid is not one of the … Read more >>

Guardian 25,609 – Araucaria

Fri April 13, 2012 at 10:02 am by Andrew

Most of the clueing in this was fairly straightforward (though there are a couple I can’t fully explain), but there were a few references that I needed to look up to confirm the … Read more >>

Guardian 25,599 – Rufus

Mon April 2, 2012 at 10:01 amMon April 2, 2012 at 9:12 am by Andrew

Maybe I just wasn’t on the right wavelength today, but I found this a lot harder than usual for Rufus. Most of the clues I had trouble with are double or cryptic definitions, … Read more >>

Guardian 25,596 – Paul

Thu March 29, 2012 at 12:58 am by Andrew

Yes, it’s me again – I’m standing in for Eileen, who is away. After Brendan yesterday I was delighted again to get Paul today, with a lot of his trademark humour and cheeky … Read more >>

Guardian 25,595 – Brendan

Wed March 28, 2012 at 1:23 am by Andrew

I don’t think I’ve blogged a Brendan puzzle for a while, so it was a delight to get this one, with lots of references to … Macbeth, which is one of the Shakespeare … Read more >>

Azed 2076

Sun March 25, 2012 at 7:03 pm by Andrew

Sorry for the late posting. I had completely missed the fact that it was my turn, until Gaufrid gently reminded me this morning, but I was out most of the day so couldn’t … Read more >>

Guardian 25,590 – Boatman

Thu March 22, 2012 at 10:36 amThu March 22, 2012 at 10:06 am by Andrew

Sorry for the later-than-usual posting of this blog – I’ve just got back from a short holiday (thanks to Eileen for covering for me last Friday) and am trying to cope with the … Read more >>

Guardian 25,575 – Rufus

Mon March 5, 2012 at 9:07 amMon March 5, 2012 at 8:06 am by Andrew

Classic Rufus fare today, with five cryptic definitions and a few doubles. No naval references that I can see (unless you count 15d), but perhaps a wave to one of my fellow bloggers … Read more >>

Guardian Genius 104 – Tramp

Mon March 5, 2012 at 8:09 amSun March 4, 2012 at 12:05 am by Andrew

I made rather heavy weather of this one, needing several sessions over the month to finish it. Even with some lucky guessing it took me a while to get the full “ennobling instruction” … Read more >>

Guardian 25,571 – Araucaria

Wed February 29, 2012 at 12:57 am by Andrew

This is getting spooky – three Araucarias in a row. I wondered if there’d be something related to today being 29 February, but I don’t think there is. Happy Leap-day to everyone anyway! … Read more >>

Guardian 25,566 – Araucaria

Fri February 24, 2012 at 2:43 pmThu February 23, 2012 at 12:57 am by Andrew

My second Araucaria to blog in a row, and good entertainment again. I don’t think it’s giving anything away to say that many clues rely on a variety of different meanings and uses … Read more >>

Guardian 25,561 – Araucaria

Fri February 17, 2012 at 2:28 pmFri February 17, 2012 at 12:54 am by Andrew

A very entertaining puzzle from Araucaria, and not too difficult, with a variety of linked answers and an unorthodox device in 25, 26 and 27ac that I don’t think I’ve seen before. … Read more >>

Azed 2070 – Jigsaw

Sun February 12, 2012 at 11:23 amSun February 12, 2012 at 12:01 am by Andrew

I was a little apprehensive when I saw that the blogging cycle had delivered me a jigsaw puzzle, because these tend to need a lot of “cold-solving” of clues before any progress can … Read more >>

Guardian 25,551 – Rufus

Mon February 6, 2012 at 12:36 am by Andrew

Unusually for Rufus, there’s only one “normal” cryptic definition in this puzzle, though perhaps 18ac and 2dn partly go towards making up the quota, and even the genuine CD has a slightly obscure … Read more >>

Guardian 25,547 – Chifonie

Wed February 1, 2012 at 9:34 amWed February 1, 2012 at 8:27 am by Andrew

I found this a little harder than usual for Chifonie, and with more variety of clue types. Still pretty straightforward, but soundly clued and very enjoyable in its way. (Somehow I had managed … Read more >>