Andrew

This was considerably more of a challenge than yesterday’s Qaos, but after a slow start it yielded steadily and satisfyingly, with a couple of tricky parsings to work out at the end. Thanks … Read more >>

My second blog of the week, as promised, and it was a delight to find Arachne’s name on today’s puzzle. Mostly not too hard, though 5d took me a while to parse, but … Read more >>

You’ll be getting a double dose of me this week, as I’m standing in for the holidaying Loonapick this morning. This was a typically quick solve from this setter, with mostly straightforward constructions … Read more >>

Pan is one of the regulars in the Monday slot, and in fact last appeared only two weeks ago. He/she also sets Quiptics, and is usually well towards the “easy” end of the … Read more >>

Picaroon never disappoints, and this puzzle is no exception, with a collection of elegant, ingenious and accessible clues. But there’s more: I suspected there might be a crosswordy theme when I saw LISTENER … Read more >>

I found this a bit harder than Vulcan’s previous puzzles, but still very suitable for the Monday slot, though I thought the cryptic definitions were a bit weak, and sometimes inaccurate. Thanks to … Read more >>

A meaty challenge from Vlad today. I made slow progress at the start, but gradually speeded up as I went along, with some satisfying penny-drop moments. I can’t see any themes or Ninas … Read more >>

A very enjoyable puzzle from Picaroon that looked rather impenetrable at first, with its many cross-references. I was lucky to guess 19d early on, which led me to the gateway answer at 26,1,10, … Read more >>

Pasquale’s first appearance in the post-Rufus Monday slot finds him in very benign mood: after a single pass through the clues I had only a handful of gaps. Nevertheless the clear and accurate … Read more >>