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Enigmatic Variations No. 1755: Advertising Ploy by The Moonlighters

Thu July 23, 2026 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67
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‘The Moonlighters‘ sounds like a potential composite setter…some familiar faces ‘moonlighting’ as a merry ensemble? Time, and the comments section, may tell… Either way, this is a debut puzzle, as far as I can tell…and what are ‘they’ ADVERTISING to us?…

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Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 30,056 by Enigmatist (11 July 2026)

Sat July 18, 2026 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67
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Ah, an Enigmatist Prize puzzle on my blogging slot – that familiar pang of fear in the pit of the stomach, and the instinctive rush of fight-or-flight adrenalin!

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Spectator 2756: 2B or not 2B? by Fire

Tue June 30, 2026 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67
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Are Fire taking us into ‘Shakespearean pun’ territory or the stationery cupboard – that is the question…

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Enigmatic Variations No. 1751: In The Dock by Karla

Thu June 25, 2026 at 8:14 amThu June 25, 2026 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67
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I think I’d rather be put IN THE DOCK by Karla than Kafka…but after a quick-ish start this turned out to be a bit of a ‘Trial‘…

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Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 30,032 by Fed (13 June 2026)

Sat June 20, 2026 at 5:24 amSat June 20, 2026 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67
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An enjoyable and challenging Prize puzzle from Fed this week…

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Spectator 2752: Double trouble by Doc

Tue June 2, 2026 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67
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Doc had me in (DOUBLE) TROUBLE here, as I couldn’t quite get to the end of this puzzle before the deadline…and I have just realised the error of my ways while typing up the blog…

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Categories Spectator 7 Comments

Enigmatic Variations No. 1747: Group Of Four by Ifor

Fri May 29, 2026 at 2:53 pmThu May 28, 2026 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

After DNFs in the previous two EVs, I was hoping for something nice and gentle for my turn to blog…reader: be careful what you wish Ifor!

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Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 30,008 by Pangakupu (16 May 2026)

Sat May 23, 2026 at 8:22 amSat May 23, 2026 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

I believe this is my first blog of a Grauniad ‘Pangakupu‘ puzzle, although I have met his alter ego in many a ‘Kcit‘ EV and a few ‘Phi‘ Indy Saturday Prize puzzles…

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Spectator 2748: What’s in a name? – II by Madrigal

Wed May 6, 2026 at 10:49 amTue May 5, 2026 at 5:25 pm by mc_rapper67

Apologies for the delay in publication of the blog – enjoy!…

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Categories Spectator 12 Comments

Guardian Genius 274 by KGB

Wed May 6, 2026 at 10:54 amSun May 3, 2026 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

I had been on tenterhooks since the Magpie get-together in January, where KGB informed me he had the April Genius slot, and I started having traumatic flashbacks to his previous one (Genius 265, the ‘redaction puzzle‘)…

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Enigmatic Variations No. 1743: Moral Tale by Stick Insect

Thu April 30, 2026 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Does Stick Insect have some sort of cautionary TALE to tell this week?…

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Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,984 by Imogen (18 April 2026)

Sat April 25, 2026 at 12:47 amSat April 25, 2026 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67
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Like London buses, you wait ages for an Imogen Prize puzzle to blog, and then two come along in quick order… Lucky me…this one is a treat…

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Spectator 2744: Fiddles by Fire

Tue April 7, 2026 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Something to do with FIDDLES from Fire this week – of the musical kind? the financial kind?…

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Categories Spectator 2 Comments

Enigmatic Variations No. 1739: ABC Order by Vagans

Thu April 2, 2026 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

We crossword solvers like a bit of alphabetical ordering, so Vagans calling for a bit of ‘ABC Order’ should be right up most people’s street…

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Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,960 by Fed (21 March 2026)

Sat March 28, 2026 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67
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A quick trawl through my posts confirms this is the first time I have blogged a Fed puzzle…a.k.a. Bluth in the Indy and the comedian Dave Gorman in real life (not that crossword-setting isn’t real life!…)

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