Independent 9117/Radian
Firstly, best wishes for 2016 from me to everyone in the Fifteensquared community. Secondly, Chuffing Nora. If the concept of the Monday Indy puzzle being ‘the easy one’ started disappearing last year, … Read more >>
Pierre
Everyman 3611/20 December
My fellow blogger flashling commented that last week’s Everyman was harder than usual. I would echo that today. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 840/Moley
A good Quiptic from Moley this morning, but a bit tough in places. Or perhaps that’s just me suffering brain fade after hearing Frosty the fricking Snowman in my local Sainsbury’s just too … Read more >>
Independent 9100/Punk
Please tell me that this was hard. It took me three goes to finally pin this down, but looking back you think ‘why was that so difficult?’ I have chuntered on a bit, … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1346/Hypnos
On checking, I find that I haven’t blogged a Hypnos since June 2014, so it’s been a while since we’ve been out on a date. I found this hard by IoS standards, with … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 838/Orlando
An excellent Quiptic this morning. But what do you expect? Look who the setter is. I’ll be recommending this one to my friends who are still trying to learn the Dark Arts. … Read more >>
Everyman 3607
Not much variety in the cluing this morning, but a sound enough puzzle from Everyman. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 836/Anto
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? This is Anto’s fifth Quiptic. The blogging score so far is Pierre 4-1 newmarketsausage. Personally I could call a halt to the game right now. I think it’s fair … Read more >>
Independent 9082/Kairos
I’m more used to solving and blogging Kairos in the Independent on Sunday, where he is usually gentle with us. Monday comes round … I found this hard, but that … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1342/Hoskins
Hoskins made his debut in the Monday Indy slot in September, so this is his second outing. Like my fellow blogger Neal, who covered that debut puzzle, I found this a bit of … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 834/Moley
A fine Quiptic from Moley. Just right for engaging brain on a Monday morning. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed … Read more >>
Independent 9064/Hob
Like the rest of my fellow Monday Indy bloggers, I’ve given up on the first puzzle of the working week being the ‘easy one’ (although that was the only reason that I put … Read more >>
Everyman 3603
A sound puzzle from Everyman this morning. One or two clues were a bit convoluted for my liking, but otherwise the usual approachable stuff. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 832/Pan
Pan always gives us a sound Quiptic, and that was the case this morning. One or two trickier ones, and a not entirely helpful grid for an entry-level puzzle, but it was all … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1338/Daedalus
This is Daedalus’ fourth appearance in the IoS/Indy, and the third one of those that has fallen to me to cover. He’s no doubt getting fed up with that, because I wasn’t a … Read more >>