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Guardian Quiptic 768/Orlando

Mon August 4, 2014 at 8:19 am by Pierre

Orlando’s got the hang of this Quiptic thing, you know. A delightful puzzle, full of clear cluing and fine surface readings. I’ll be farming this one out to my friends who are just … Read more >>

Independent 8669/Scorpion

Fri November 16, 2018 at 8:34 amMon July 28, 2014 at 7:30 am by Pierre

Flipping heck, I only put my hand up to blog the Monday Indy on the grounds that it was ‘easy’. Easy this wasn’t. I got really stuck on two or three occasions, and … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1274/Alchemi

Sun July 27, 2014 at 12:01 am by Pierre

I think the kindest thing I can say about this puzzle is that it was not my favourite ever IoS crossword. But much more importantly, what did you think? And can someone explain … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 766/Hectence

Mon July 21, 2014 at 9:57 am by Pierre

Bonjour! I liked this Quiptic: one or two tricky clues to parse, but once you’d reached base camp, the rest was all there to be worked out and the summit was attainable. Just … Read more >>

Everyman 3535/6 July

Sun July 13, 2014 at 7:43 amSun July 13, 2014 at 12:01 am by Pierre

Everyman has been a bit trickier over the last few weeks, in my opinion. But he’s back this morning to give us a sound and pretty straightforward crossword, which should suit those who … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 764/Moley

Mon July 7, 2014 at 3:22 pmMon July 7, 2014 at 8:23 am by Pierre

Moley has been setting Guardian Quiptic puzzles since 2000, so I think we could call her a regular. She has set us another good one today: not a write-in by any means, but … Read more >>

Independent 8651/Kairos

Mon July 7, 2014 at 7:30 am by Pierre

I usually recommend the Monday Indy to anyone who’s getting into the Dark Arts, but I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this one. If I hadn’t been blogging this, I might have given up and … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1270/Hypnos

Sun June 29, 2014 at 12:01 am by Pierre

Hypnos must be getting fed up with me blogging his IoS puzzles, since this is the third in a row that has come up on my shift. Generally I enjoyed it, and this … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 762/Nutmeg

Mon June 23, 2014 at 4:04 pmMon June 23, 2014 at 8:47 am by Pierre

Nutmeg continues to set the Quiptic, although she is now a regular compiler of the Guardian cryptic as well. It took me as long to do the NE corner of this puzzle as … Read more >>

Independent 8633/Punk

Mon June 16, 2014 at 8:57 amMon June 16, 2014 at 7:30 am by Pierre

Always a pleasure to come across a Punk puzzle when I’m on duty. Some straightforward stuff to get you going, but I really struggled to get over the line. Only one bum and … Read more >>

Everyman 3531/8 June

Sun June 15, 2014 at 12:01 am by Pierre

A pleasing puzzle from Everyman, but one I struggled with a bit, especially in the SE corner, where there was a word I had never heard of. Abbreviations cd cryptic … Read more >>

I liked this Quiptic from Hectence. It wasn’t all completely straightforward to solve or parse, but once you had a foothold I think an improving solver could be expected to work through the … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1266/Hypnos

Sun June 1, 2014 at 8:25 amSun June 1, 2014 at 12:01 am by Pierre

I think I have pinned this all down, but there are a couple where I’d be happy to be corrected. Every setter has his or her particular style, and I don’t think … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 758/Pan

Mon May 26, 2014 at 10:39 am by Pierre

A Quiptic that hits the spot from Pan this morning. Some clever cluing and nothing too controversial. I’m on a bit of a mission today, so just a brief blog (what do you … Read more >>

Independent 8615/Raich

Mon May 26, 2014 at 7:30 am by Pierre

I was pleased when I saw Raich’s name at the top of the grid this morning, because I enjoy having a go at his puzzles. I liked this one, except for two intersecting … Read more >>