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Independent on Sunday 1318/Kairos

Sun May 31, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pierre

Poor Kairos must be getting fed up with seeing my name at the top of the blog for his Sunday Indy crosswords. His puzzles often seem to come around when I’m on duty. … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 810/Pan

Mon May 25, 2015 at 8:14 am by Pierre

Took me a while to get started with this one, but that could just be me in lazy Bank Holiday mood. It all fell out steadily in the end, with some clues I … Read more >>

Independent 8920/Knut

Mon May 18, 2015 at 7:30 am by Pierre

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water … … and that we were all done and dusted with the 2015 election, along comes Knut with a … Read more >>

Everyman 3579/May 10 2015

Sun May 17, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pierre

For those that haven’t picked up on it yet, the last puzzle from ‘Everyman’ was a few weeks ago: 3573, which had a ‘farewell’ theme and which Peter O blogged. Allan Scott, having … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 808/Anto

Mon May 11, 2015 at 11:00 am by Pierre

A new Quiptic setter today, to whom welcome. However, he or she is not going to welcome my thoughts on the puzzle that appeared as a Quiptic today. This can be a brutal … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1314/Kairos

Sun May 3, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pierre

Top puzzle, this one, imho. There’s one I can’t parse, though. Kairos has got the knack of what most folk expect from the IoS crossword. Nothing too obscure; good variety of … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 806/Pan

Mon April 27, 2015 at 9:25 am by Pierre

Not sure what to make of this one. The grid wasn’t helpful to the solve; there were some clues I found hard to parse; and I think one clue is faulty. … Read more >>

Independent 8902/Commoner

Mon April 27, 2015 at 7:30 am by Pierre

Perhaps not my favourite ever Commoner puzzle. Not a bad crossword by any means, but almost half the clues made use of the insertion device, which gave it a bit of a stodgy … Read more >>

Everyman 3575/12 April

Sun April 19, 2015 at 9:23 amSun April 19, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pierre

Everyman was my route into solving cryptics, so I always get pleasure from blogging his puzzles in an attempt to help new and improving solvers. I think I have pinned everything down here, … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 804/Hectence

Mon April 13, 2015 at 9:24 am by Pierre

I’m usually a big fan of her Quiptics, but Hectence has given us an over-complicated one here, I fancy. The grid didn’t help. Anyway, over to you. Abbreviations cd cryptic … Read more >>

Independent 8884/Punk

Mon April 6, 2015 at 7:30 am by Pierre

I haven’t blogged a Punk puzzle in ages, so I was pleased to see Mr Halpern’s moniker at the top of the crossword this morning. In Another Place, as Paul, the setter has … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1310/Commoner

Sun April 5, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pierre

Took me ages to get going with this one; I’m putting it down to having to put the clocks forward and my brain therefore not being in gear on this Sunday morning. Some … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 802/Pan

Mon March 30, 2015 at 9:57 am by Pierre

There was some tough stuff for a Quiptic in Pan’s puzzle today. Or perhaps I’m just jet-lagged from putting the clocks forward at the weekend. What did you think? … Read more >>

Everyman 3571/16 March

Sun March 22, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pierre

Another fine crossword from Everyman, but there were some tricky ones in here. And a nod to what many people will be celebrating today. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 800/Hectence

Mon March 16, 2015 at 7:31 am by Pierre

Good puzzle from Hectence, and it came together nicely once I’d got a foothold; but some seriously tricky ones in here, for this solver at least. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd … Read more >>