Andrew

As seems to happen regularly, Vlad softened me up with a few easy clues, but left me struggling afterwards. Still, I got there in the end, and it all looks perfectly reasonable in … Read more >>

It’s a pleasure to have one of Screw’s relatively rare appearances for my last blog of the year. Good fun as always, with some slightly tricky parsings, and quite a few well-concealed definitions, … Read more >>

Not too difficult for a Brummie, though there are a couple rather obscure words and a few names that may be unfamiliar, though clearly clued. I can’t explain 6d. As usual with this … Read more >>

Perhaps not as many cryptic definitions as usual for Rufus, but quite a lot of double defs; in general, the usual undemanding Monday fare. Thanks to Rufus.             … Read more >>

A superb puzzle from Paul that revealed its secrets satisfyingly and not too quickly. I was rather surprised to find, after getting a few answers in, that there seemed to be a theme … Read more >>

I found this a little harder than average for Chifonie, though with his usual mostly straightforward style. Thanks to Chifonie.             Across 4. BOWLER Hat left in shady … Read more >>

I found this slightly easier than Imogen can sometimes be, but nevertheless challenging in parts. Very elegant clueing throughout – thanks to Imogen.             Across 9. ADORE A … Read more >>

A very Rufus-y Rufus today, with more than half the clues (17 ouf of 28) being double or cryptic defintions, or a kind of combination of the two. Personally I’d prefer a bit … Read more >>

Perhaps slightly less fearsome than Vlad at full strength, but still some quite intricate parsings, including one of which I almost had to give up on. Thanks to Vlad for the challenging entertainment. … Read more >>

I solved this more or less from the bottom up, finding the SE corner very easy but the rest much less so. A few bits of general knowledge needed, though nothing too obscure … Read more >>