Does Paul have a warning for his solvers in this puzzle?…
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Cyclops 762 – Flaccid Dissidence
A typical Cyclops – maybe a bit harder than some recent ones, for your correspondent, at least…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1607: Eightsomes by Gaston
In crossword-land, ‘Eightsome’ is usually associated with ‘Reels’, and has 8-letter words meshing, cog-like, around their clue numbers…but Gaston seems to be serving up some different types of EIGHTSOMES here…
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,171 by Philistine (9 September 2023)
There is a recent pattern here…I have left the finishing touches to the last minute again…this time due to a recent holiday and a parental 80th birthday…so my sister, who is visiting from Australia, has suggested I should use ChatGPT to fill the spaces…
Cyclops 760 – Yesterday’s Conspiracy
I have to admit to leaving this blog to the last minute, due to imminent-holiday preparations, so the solving process is a little hazy…but in hindsight it seems all up to scratch for a Cyclops…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1603: Pie Crust by Jaques
What has Jaques served up for us this EV week? For PIE CRUST, will we have to fil-o the grid with some unusual ingredients?…and will our efforts prove a bit flaky?!…
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,147 by Picaroon (12 August 2023)
Another Saturday, another Picaroon – we seem to be coinciding quite a lot recently…and another fairly tough workout…
Cyclops 758 – Luxurious Voyeurism
Cyclops serves up a dollop of serendipitous Schadenfreude, this fortnight…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1599: Full Steam Ahead by X-type
No fancy clueing devices from X-type this week, but we have a perimetral message, and something that looks like a speedometer in the middle of the grid, which is a first, I think! Are we going train-spotting?…FULL STEAM AHEAD!
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,123 by Arachne (15 July 2023)
A first appearance from Arachne in quite a while, and a poignant preamble: ‘In memory of 5 (25 10), 1948-2023‘.
Cyclops 756 – Redundant Manifesto
Another fortnight, another Cyclops, and another mix of politicians and celebs (sub-lebs?) in Cyclops’ sights…although, thinking about it, how does a one-eyed giant use a gun-sight…surely binocular vision is de rigueur for that?…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1595: Barred Off by Chalicea
Chalicea offers us a relatively small (11 x 11) grid, with an extra row BARRED OFF across the top…
(Apologies for the late posting of this blog – there have been a few technical issues with the site, and it has taken me a while to log on and finish this off…)
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,099 by Picaroon (17 June 2023)
To paraphrase an old slogan, ‘…p-p-p-pick up a Picaroon…’ – which I have done for a second Saturday prize slot in a row…not that I’m complaining…
Cyclops 754 – Old-Etonian Misgovernment
I have to admit to leaving this blog to the last minute (i.e. forgetting the new Friday deadline)…but, serendipitously…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1591: Split Personality by Check
I think this is Check’s third EV (plus a couple of Inquisitors, that I can see on this site), but only the second I’ve managed to complete, and the first I have had the pleasure to blog…