A tale of two halves for your blogger, this fortnight…the bottom half seemed to fill up rather quickly, but the top half was a bit chewier…
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Enigmatic Variations No. 1631: Missing by Eclogue
Eclogue presents some (28) clues with MISSING letters – and several thematic items and a place to deduce…
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,314 by Picaroon (24 February 2024)
I seem to be coinciding with Picaroon every other four weeks in the Prize puzzle slot…not that I’m complaining…
Cyclops 772 – Easy-peasy Flip-flopping
There are two clue references to ‘ex-PM’s, but thankfully neither of them is a BoJo, and Cyclops bids ‘no Trumps’ as well…his New Year’s resolution seems to be holding!
Enigmatic Variations No. 1627: The Missing Link by Gaston
Gaston challenges us to find a MISSING LINK, and to ‘deal with’ a barred-off central cell… The preamble states that: “Answers to eight normal clues have the same consecutive letters (the LINK) removed … Read more >>
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,290 by Matilda (27 January 2024)
A Saturday Prize Grauniad puzzle slot debut for Matilda?…
Cyclops 770 – Indignant Nigel
I found this quite a gentle puzzle – maybe Cyclops is being kind to us at the start of the new year…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1623: Bus Stop by Chalicea
Chalicea has us waiting at a BUS STOP on New Year’s Eve…will three come along at once?…
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,266 by Picaroon (30 December 2023)
Picaroon closes out the 2023 Grauniad Saturday Prize puzzle series…and seems to be happy to be ‘shot’ of 2023!…
Cyclops 768 – 2023 Xmas Special
My turn to blog the cruciverbal marathon that is the Private Eye/Cyclops Christmas Special…about 2 and a 1/2 times as many clues/entries as usual, and exactly 2.5 times the Prize on offer!
Enigmatic Variations No. 1619: Polyfilla by Check
Check has got the POLYFILLA out this week – has some DIY gone wrong?…
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,243 by Paul (2 December 2023)
Paul is up to his usual playful tricks in this Prize puzzle…with a familiar preponderance of 2- and 3-word linked entries, hyphenations and amusing surface reads.
Cyclops 766 – Populist Octopus
It is nearly 2024 and still Ronald T Dump pervades the headlines and the political landscape in America…and still provides Cyclops with wordplay for the letter T…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1615: First Born by Luxor
Luxor seems to be a new name on the EV roster – and with that name and a theme of FIRST BORN you could be forgiven for thinking this might be a biblical tale…
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,219 by Picaroon (4 November 2023)
Picaroon presents a Prize puzzle for your perspicacious pleasure…