Bertandjoyce

We always look forward to the challenge of an Anax prize puzzle and this was definitely a challenge! However, we’re not wildly enthusiastic about long anagrams and this puzzle has eight fifteen-letter answers, … Read more >>

Well, it’s Phiday again, and he seems to be getting tougher these days. Last week’s offering seemed more tricky than usual, and this one also took us longer than expected. Although Phi denies … Read more >>

Firstly, many thanks to Gaufrid, who has been standing in for us while we were away. Hob definitely gave us the run-around today. It took us longer than normal to complete the puzzle … Read more >>

Sometimes we find that the prize crossword is actually easier than some of the weekday puzzles – this wasn’t one of them. There were a number of clues when one or other of … Read more >>

It’s Scorpion today and it’s Tuesday so we expected there may be more to the puzzle than usual.   When we checked previous Scorpion puzzles we noticed that there was another clue involving … Read more >>

A very special thank you to Phi for this puzzle! We have been blogging now for almost 2 years and this is our 178th post.  It will however be one that we will never forget. … Read more >>

It’s over a year since we were last treated to a Raich puzzle to blog and although this was a very enjoyable solve, it didn’t seem as challenging as we had expected. From … Read more >>

We’ve now blogged two Phi puzzles in a row – not that we are complaining, there was a lot to enjoy as usual today. Some lovely smooth surfaces as expected – we particularly … Read more >>

Thanks Phi for an unexpected enjoyable crossword. We say ‘unexpected’ because we normally get to solve your puzzles on Friday – not unexpected because they are not usually enjoyable! While writing up the … Read more >>

“Are we blogging the Prize crossword this week?’ “Yes” “Who’s setting this week?” …….sound effect of pages being turned in the paper…… “Anax!” “OMG” Actually it turned out to be not quite as … Read more >>

Another excellent puzzle from Dac today with the usual smooth surfaces and a good variety of clue types. It is often difficult to know what to say in the preamble to Dac’s puzzles. … Read more >>

Another Phiday! We found this a bit trickier than usual, but none the worse for that. As usual, great clueing and a good mix of clue types. 1ac had us puzzled as we … Read more >>

We found this quite a tricky solve and there are a couple of clues (2d and 29ac) which we hope others will be able to explain for us. As a keen baker, Joyce … Read more >>

Another smooth offering from Dac – one or two entries we needed to check, but all very clear from the excellent cluing. We hadn’t come across 4ac before and had to use electronic … Read more >>