Independent 10,080 by Nimrod (Saturday Puzzle 2 February 2019)
OK – it’s a Nimrod – and it has five 15-letter solutions, two 12s, two 11s and a couple of 10s…stiff upper lip and press on… Rather than attacking the 3s and 4s, … Read more >>
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Cyclops 642 – Hard? Don’t Hold Your Breath
After the fun-and-games of the wonderful Xmas special, we are back to ‘normal’ Cyclops… …with lots of Brexit-ian parallels that can be drawn – politicians are CHEWING THE CUD this weekend, before more CHEAP … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1363: A Sought-after State by Hillbilly
I think this is a debut EV from Hillbilly – given that I can’t find any previous offerings on this site – so welcome, and what kind of ‘state’ are we seeking?… The … Read more >>
Independent 10,050 by Wire (Saturday Puzzle 29 December 2018)
Friends, Romans, Crossword-men (and women), lend me your beers…I come to praise Wire, not to bury him… I think this my first Wire solve/blog – and most enjoyable it was too. A veritable … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1359: Tug of War by Chalicea
The last Chalicea puzzle I solved was the wonderful WWI/Armistice tribute IQ 1568 (Such Delight), and now we have a TUG OF WAR…what has made Mme Chalicea so bellicose recently…?! The (brief) preamble … Read more >>
Cyclops 639 – Like (Brex)It, or Lump It…
…that seems to be the choice, at the start of this momentous week, and Cyclops has his finger pretty much on the pulse… …with LIKE IT OR LUMP IT seeming to sum up the … Read more >>
Independent 10,021 by Klingsor (Saturday Puzzle 24 November 2018)
I signed off my last Indy Saturday blog (Klingsor’s Munster-ous 9991) with ‘…see you in the 10,000s…’ and, lo and behold, here he is again on my next shift, five weeks later… …making … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1355: The Theme Line by Artix
An interesting looking grid from Artix with the THEME LINE – 13×13, but missing the corners, so only 165 cells to fill! – and some rare-ish mirror symmetry…what ‘line’ will we be taken … Read more >>
Cyclops 637 – Stormy Supreme Court
An enjoyable Cyclops solve – some politics, some smut, some more politics and then a bit more smut… Trump gets four mentions in the clues – although two are just to get to … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 184 by Paul
Paul often lets his quirkiness run free when he is let loose in the (almost-)anything-goes Wild-Wild West frontier of the Genius… …and he doesn’t disappoint here! The preamble states that: “2 11 by 21 … Read more >>
Independent 9991 by Klingsor (Saturday Puzzle 20 October 2018)
Two Saturday Klingsors in a row for me – on our five-weekly schedule – as the Indy cryptic verges on a new millennium… This seemed to be a mixed bag of some pretty … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1351: A Glorious Day for Physics by Encota
A physics-based puzzle from Encota – will my 35-year-old Physics ‘A’ Level be of use? Will there be an ADM (apple-drop moment), rather than the usual PDM?… The preamble states that; “Three pairs of entries … Read more >>
Cyclops 635 – Emetic Retort
When you have Charles, Brenda, Trump, Clinton, May, Boris, Thatcher, Corbyn and (Jeffrey) Archer all making appearances in the clues, it has to be a Cyclops! Quite light on the smut-tery for a … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1347: Remainder by Gaston
A nicely constructed grid and a reasonably challenging puzzle in REMAINDER from Gaston this week… The preamble states that: “This week, a large thematic group are bound for the entry in the central … Read more >>
Cyclops 633 – Get Out, Boris
Cyclops is pretty much on-the-button this fortnight, with some familiar establishment targets, and a recently-resigned minister, to boot… Some historical references too – MUSSOLINI, Queen Vic’s (apocryphal?) saying – (we are) NOT AMUSED … Read more >>