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Sometimes I find it difficult to think of something to say in the preamble and today is one of those occasions. As usual, there were some new words, for me, but nothing that … Read more >>

A slightly tardy post as I’ve been having technical problems (specifically, I have no computer). I think this was about medium in terms of difficulty, though it’s hard to tell as I sort … Read more >>

I found this tricky in places, possibly because 60% of the clues had an answer or part of the wordplay (or both in some cases) that was a word/term which I hadn’t met … Read more >>

Fairly steady progress this week, with just a handful to check in Chambers at the end. I made life difficult for myself by entering “theatrephone” at 10 across. Entirely my fault, but then … Read more >>

When I finished this puzzle I made a mental note of what I was going to say in this preamble – over very quickly (for a Beelzebub), a lot of easy entry clues, … Read more >>

A slightly hasty post this week, while I rush to get everything in place before going abroad. Still, I think everything was quite clear. A good challenge though, with the top left corner … Read more >>

Some (read quite a few) new words for me today, in fact more than usual for a Beelzebub, but there was one entry with which I am very familiar having lived in 30ac, … Read more >>

Was it my imagination or was this week’s Beelzebub a little different in style to usual? I can’t quite put my finger on it, but it seemed that more, shall we say, informal … Read more >>

Either this was more difficult than some recent Beelzebub puzzles or I was below par whilst solving because, as well as taking a little longer to complete the grid, I had to return … Read more >>

Perhaps it was just circumstances, but I found this to be a very challenging puzzle. Of course, that isn’t a complaint, it just means you lot have had to wait a bit longer … Read more >>

I thought I was going to be in for another early finish when the NW, followed by the SW, quadrants went in quite quickly but then the NE took a little longer and … Read more >>

It may be my imagination, but I do seem to be drawing an easier share of the weeks than Gaufrid recently. In this case I managed all but a single square unaided. That … Read more >>

Is it my imagination or have these puzzles become somewhat easier in recent weeks? It’s now taking me longer to write the blog than it did to solve the puzzle.   Across 1 … Read more >>

It may just be that I was able to give this one some proper concentration, which isnt always the case, but I seemed to get through it quite swiftly. There were just a … Read more >>

This must have been my quickest completion of a Beelzebub since I began solving them some months ago. Having said that, it would have been even quicker without 15dn, my last entry, where … Read more >>