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bridgesong A puzzle with a distinct French character this week. Two French phrases and one word of French extraction as well as some Scottish terms in a generous grid with no fewer than four … Read more >>
A topical thematic puzzle from Brendan this week. It was obvious from the clues that there was going to be a political theme, and it soon became apparent that it referred to the … Read more >>
A very straightforward plain Azed this week, after the previous week’s Carte Blanche. A puzzle whose references span from Greek mythology to Radio 4. As always, I learned something from my explorations into … Read more >>
A biscuit-themed puzzle from Paul this week. In his email to subscribers, Paul mentioned that this puzzle was inspired by the actions of a three-year old – “crumbs, that was embarrassing”: presumably one … Read more >>
More delightful cluemanship on display in this week’s puzzle in what used to be the prize slot. It’s always a pleasure to see Philistine’s name on a puzzle, and this one didn’t disappoint. … Read more >>
A grid with an unusual feature for this month’s competition puzzle. The unusual feature is to be seen at 5 and 27 down, where we have five letter words with full checking. Another … Read more >>
A rare appearance by Nutmeg in the “prize” slot this week. This is Nutmeg’s first appearance in the prize slot for over a year; I don’t remember blogging one of her puzzles before, … Read more >>
A puzzle by Enigmatist is always a challenge, but this wasn’t as hard as some recent Geniuses. The instructions read as follows: “Thirteen clues consist of wordplay alone and share the same missing … Read more >>
A plain puzzle with what almost amounts to a mini-theme. Unusually for Azed, not only is there one solution (16 ac) referred to in another clue (34 ac) but also another solution (14 … Read more >>
Two solutions ending in “loo”, yet no toilet references in their clues! In his invitation to his Zoom session (I didn’t participate) which coincided with the publication of this puzzle, Paul raised the … Read more >>
A themed puzzle from Philistine for this week’s puzzle in the prize slot. I had the pleasure of blogging Philistine’s puzzles four times last year, but this is the first time this year … Read more >>
A relatively straightforward plain puzzle this week. It actually took me less time to solve this puzzle than it did to solve the previous day’s prize puzzle in The Guardian (by Enigmatist), but … Read more >>
Another brilliant piece of grid-filling by Brendan. Brendan doesn’t make many appearances in the Saturday slot, but there’s always something to appreciate in one of his puzzles. The clues themselves were mostly pretty … Read more >>
The last (plain) puzzle before the milestone, which should be published today if all goes well.
Unusually, Paul has given us a themed puzzle for this week’s Saturday crossword. (“Prize” in the title should be read metaphorically). I can’t remember the last time that Paul gave us a themed … Read more >>