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Enigmatic Variations No. 1,004: A Trip Out by Warbler

Sat February 18, 2012 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

What delights does Warbler have in store for us with A TRIP OUT? A magical mystery tour? A druggy ‘trip’? Or maybe a wildlife safari – is that ‘OUT’ an anagrind, with TAPIR as A … Read more >>

Independent 7896 by Nimrod (Saturday Prize Puzzle 4 February 2012)

Sat February 11, 2012 at 12:26 pmSat February 11, 2012 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

What the Hell?! I know it is a Nimrod, but I didn’t expect the Spanish Inquisition!… A veritable tour-de-force from a master of the dark arts of cruciverbalism…a multi-layered thematic (and anniversarial?) puzzle to fry the mind, … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 1,000: Dollars Also by Rustic

Sat January 21, 2012 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

In a blaze of publicity, celebration, and razz-a-ma-tazz, the likes of which have not been seen since the Y2K celebrations of 1999/2000, the EV series has reached its own millennial milestone…congratulations to all … Read more >>

Independent 7866 by Eimi (Saturday Prize Puzzle 31 December 2011)

Sat January 7, 2012 at 2:14 pmSat January 7, 2012 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

A pleasant puzzle to round the year off – with a number of clue readings and answers nodding respectfully to the date, and a lovely clue at 18D, which I am considering adopting … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 997: Sol by Kruger

Sat December 31, 2011 at 4:06 pmSat December 31, 2011 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

A shorter (and less complicated!) preamble than some recent EVs – each clue giving an extra letter, which would spell out an instruction to apply to all answers before entry. I was lucky enough … Read more >>

Independent 7836 by Nimrod (Saturday Prize Puzzle 26 November 2011)

Sat December 3, 2011 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Six pairs of linked clues, all with a common reference to ’20 in 5’…we’re off into thematic territory – and there is something here that rings a bell… The logical thing to do … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 993: Mind the Gap by Ifor

Sat November 26, 2011 at 4:46 pmSat November 26, 2011 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

For a long while, the ‘gap’ causing the most problems for me with this puzzle was the one between my ears… I can just about get my head round those ‘alphabetical jigsaws’, like … Read more >>

Independent 7806 by Morph (Saturday Prize Puzzle 22 October 2011)

Sun October 30, 2011 at 11:45 pmSat October 29, 2011 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

This was just a masterpiece of a straight good-old fashioned cryptic crossword puzzle – no themes, ninas, linked clues – just some wonderful surface readings, diversions, and plenty of self-contained ‘stories within clues’. … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 989: Problem by Samuel

Sat October 29, 2011 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

This was a rather fun, um, ‘probléme’ to solve, and I can only say, erm, ‘bon mots’ about it. The preamble refers to six thematic, undefined answers which, combined with a quotation made up … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 985: Choice by Raich

Sat October 1, 2011 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

The preamble refers to a quotation which links the three unclued entries – indicating one as being a choice between the other two. The speaker is hidden in the grid, and extra letters … Read more >>

Independent 7776 by Bannsider (Saturday Prize Puzzle 17 September 2011)

Sat September 24, 2011 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

No fancy themes or ninas/Ninas from Bannsider this week (or, at least, none that I could see) – just an enjoyable mental work-out for a Saturday morning – and a bit of Saturday … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 981: Pub Crawl by Shark

Sat September 3, 2011 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Now I enjoy a good pub crawl, as much as the next (semi-)alcoholic, apart from the inevitable morning after, but I found this one particularly tough going – almost like suffering the hangover whilst you … Read more >>

Independent 7746 by Anax (Saturday Prize Puzzle 13 August 2011)

Sat August 20, 2011 at 7:18 pmSat August 20, 2011 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

A veritable tour de force from Anax, on my first opportunity to blog one of his puzzles. After filling in my first five or six solves – including a laugh-out-loud moment with 5D – I twigged … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 977 – The Red and Whites by Kruger

Sat August 6, 2011 at 7:08 amSat August 6, 2011 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

With the new football season only a week or two away, and given the title, and the preamble indicating that 8 answers have to be replaced (substituted?), one could be forgiven for expecting this to be … Read more >>

Independent 7716 by Crosophile (Saturday Prize Puzzle 9 July 2011)

Sat July 16, 2011 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Crosophile is a new name to me – a search of the 15×15 site shows he has a few weekday Independent and Independent on Sunday cryptics under his belt, but I think this is … Read more >>