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Independent on Sunday 1127 18 September 2011/Nitsy

Sun September 25, 2011 at 2:57 pmSun September 25, 2011 at 12:02 am by Pierre

You’ll have to put up with me twice today, I’m afraid, since as well as the Everyman, I’m doing my first IoS blog. I won’t comment on the difficulty level, since I’m not … Read more >>

Everyman 3390/19 September 2011

Sun September 25, 2011 at 12:01 am by Pierre

Another gentle but pleasing Sunday morning stroll with Everyman. dd double definition cd cryptic definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed Across 1 Cigarette butt’s gone out, pocketed by … Read more >>

Independent 7771/Quixote

Mon September 12, 2011 at 10:28 amMon September 12, 2011 at 9:55 am by Pierre

Bonjour! Slightly confused, since we had a Quixote last week and up till now he’s been fortnightly, with a range of other Indy setters giving us a Monday offering in between. However, ours … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 616 / Moley

Mon September 5, 2011 at 11:24 am by Pierre

Apologies, a bit late on parade today. I don’t recall having had a Moley to blog for a while, but I always enjoy her Quiptics, and this was no exception. I’ve got a … Read more >>

Independent 7753/Quixote

Mon August 22, 2011 at 9:27 am by Pierre

I found this a pretty straightforward and enjoyable puzzle from The Don in his fortnightly Indy slot. A good one for less experienced solvers, I think; for this reason I’ve tried to give … Read more >>

Everyman 3384 / 7 August 2011

Sun August 14, 2011 at 12:01 am by Pierre

Week in, week out, Everyman produces an enjoyable and accessible Sunday crossword. Here’s another one. cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator Across 1 Polish in … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 612/Pan

Mon August 8, 2011 at 9:49 amMon August 8, 2011 at 8:51 am by Pierre

I thought this was a fine example of an entry-level puzzle from Pan. Since Fifteensquared started blogging the Quiptic almost a year ago, the general feedback has been that solvers at this level … Read more >>

Independent 7735/Punk

Mon August 1, 2011 at 10:23 am by Pierre

A wealth of wit, a soupçon of smut, and a cracking cruciverbal Monday morning. Mr Halpern’s moseyed into town. After the trauma of finding that I had to blog Anax a few weeks … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 608/Moley

Mon July 11, 2011 at 8:38 am by Pierre

A clearly clued puzzle from Moley with some nice touches – just right for a Quiptic, I thought. If anything, it’s a little anagram-heavy, but in a beginner’s puzzle, I don’t think you … Read more >>

Independent 7711/Anax

Mon July 4, 2011 at 5:57 pmMon July 4, 2011 at 9:43 am by Pierre

I don’t know, you offer to do a favour for a fellow blogger, and look what happens … I got a request from nmsindy to swap Monday dates, and of course I agreed. … Read more >>

Everyman 3378/26 June 2011

Sun July 3, 2011 at 11:48 amSun July 3, 2011 at 12:01 am by Pierre

A clearly-clued and entertaining entry-level puzzle from Everyman. I was particularly taken with some clever anagrams this week. cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram … Read more >>

Independent 7699/Klingsor

Mon June 20, 2011 at 10:43 amMon June 20, 2011 at 9:20 am by Pierre

Bonjour! And there’s a bit of that going on today, as you’ll discover if you read on … My first Klingsor blog, of a puzzle I found difficult, but satisfying. One that was … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 604/Nutmeg

Mon June 13, 2011 at 5:27 pmMon June 13, 2011 at 9:41 am by Pierre

I don’t rightly know what to make of this one. There were some good clues all right, but there were some doubtful definitions as well, in my opinion. And a Grauniad enumeration error. … Read more >>

Independent 7681/Quixote

Mon May 30, 2011 at 10:02 am by Pierre

Quixote’s getting into his stride now with his Monday Indy slots, and I found this a pleasing puzzle which I considered to be a tad harder than his previous ones. All fairly clued … Read more >>

Everyman 3372/15 May

Sun May 22, 2011 at 10:35 amSun May 22, 2011 at 12:01 am by Pierre

A straightforward and soundly-clued Sunday offering from Everyman today. Just right for beginning or improving solvers: I know I would have appreciated and enjoyed this puzzle when I was getting into the dark … Read more >>