Some Saturday fun from Picaroon…
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Enigmatic Variations No. 1511: Encounter by Vagans
Vagans seems to be a new setter (or collaboration?) on the block – a quick search of this site shows a single Vagans Inquisitor (1716) back in September this year. So this may be a first ENCOUNTER with Vagans for many EV solvers, your blogger included…
Cyclops 714 – Parliamentary Conspiracy
I happened to be typing this blog up on 5-November…
Guardian Genius 220 by Qaos
For Qaos’ Genius 220, we are told that: “With 12 solutions our Inspector’s coding is the wrong way round. His mistakes in these 12 cases need to be reversed before entry in the grid.”
Guardian Saturday Crossword 28,572 by Tramp (9 October 2021)
After 350-odd posts on this site, this is my first ever Guardian cryptic blog – a personal milestone as I hold the Grauniad cryptic dear to my heart, having cut my cruciverbal teeth on it many aeons ago, and having been lucky enough to win the Saturday Prize (remember them?) on a few occasions…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1507: Deathblow by Curmudgeon
A challenge of a puzzle from Curmudgeon, to keep solvers busy for the subsequent week-or-so…
Cyclops 712 – Tepid Turnips
Cyclops’ cryptic spray gun has some less-than-regular targets this fortnight…as well as some classic clueing smuttery…
Independent 10,918 by Monk (Saturday Puzzle 9 October 2021)
Any hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobes should look away now…Monk presents a puzzle with no fewer than six 15-letter entries…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1503: The Proverbial Way by X-Type
Is X-Type going to lead us up the PROVERBIAL path, or take us any which WAY?…
Cyclops 710 – Grim Atrocity
Cyclops seems to have his gloomy head on this fortnight…
Independent 10,888 by Tees (Saturday Puzzle 4 September 2021)
Some relatively gentle fun-and-games from Tees this week…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1499: The South American One by Gaston
The continental theme seems to have ‘drifted’ on beyond ‘Ladies’ Month’, with Gaston taking us to THE SOUTH AMERICAN ONE this week: Will it be a road to Rio? Will it be Chile when we get there? Will we catch a boat to Bolivia?
Cyclops 708 – Silent Grimace
I have to confess that I have left this to the last minute, so about 10 days have passed since I solved this, and I don’t remember too much about the experience…
Independent 10,858 by Tyrus (Saturday Puzzle 31 July 2021)
A slightly chewy puzzle from Tyrus, this non-prize Saturday…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1495: The African One by Skylark
Skylark seems to be transporting us to the African continent this week, unless the title is a deliberately cryptic mislead?…