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Pierre Another well-constructed, accessible puzzle from Everyman. A couple of clue types that this setter doesn’t often use in today’s offering. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>
Oh dear. I’m in danger of turning into Mr Grump. This is the second puzzle I’ve blogged this morning that I haven’t liked much. I’m a big fan of the Quiptic and keep … Read more >>
I didn’t really enjoy this one as much as I have previous puzzles by Alchemi. I found it a bit clunky, with some dubious cluing and less than elegant surfaces. That could just … Read more >>
I enjoyed this Poins puzzle. Some quite intricate cluing, but all fair. And a bit of bestiality thrown in for good measure. Possibly the reason that the cluing is intricate is the large … Read more >>
Another fine Monday puzzle from Quixote in the usual style, although he does seem to have been rummaging about in his unusual words drawer this morning. There’s one I’m not entirely sure about. … Read more >>
One or two little niggles when I was writing up the blog, but overall another sound as a pound Sunday puzzle from Everyman. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double … Read more >>
Well done to Pan – this Quiptic hit the spot, for me at least. Clear cluing, no obscurities, friendly grid and nothing to frighten the children (well, maybe apart from 23dn …) … Read more >>
Can’t remember seeing a Nitsy puzzle for ages. Took me a while to get into it, mainly because I hadn’t done one of his for a long time and I always take a … Read more >>
Someone was remarking the other week that we hadn’t seen an eimi puzzle for ages. This was a good ‘un, but those sleepwalking into it and expecting the usual easyish Monday morning fare … Read more >>
The trickiest IoS I’ve blogged for a bit. Poins has given us a well-constructed, but tough-in-places puzzle this morning. Among the solutions, there was one word I vaguely knew and one that I … Read more >>
Another fine Sunday crossword from Everyman. Just one clue this morning where I had to rack my brains a bit to discover the parsing. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd … Read more >>
It’s a Quiptic, Jim, but not as we know it … At least that’s what I thought, but you will no doubt put me right. It’s a generally sound puzzle throughout from Nutmeg, … Read more >>
A fine puzzle from Pan. Full of charades, anagrams, hidden answers and insertions, with nary a cryptic or double definition in sight (well, maybe just one …) Just what a Quiptic should be. … Read more >>
Another sound as a pound Quixote Monday offering. When I’m trying to persuade friends to get beyond the ‘Oh, I can’t do cryptics’ stage and have a go, I always recommend Quixote on … Read more >>
It’s the first time I’ve blogged a Commoner puzzle, although I think he has had a few published in the IoS before. I really enjoyed this one: there was some quite complicated wordplay, … Read more >>