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Enigmatic Variations 1224: Subtitles by Oxymoron

Sat May 14, 2016 at 8:17 amSat May 14, 2016 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

SUBTITLES ticks several EV boxes: unnumbered thematic clues to be inserted where they fit; but first jumbled with a letter removed – removed letters forming thematic names; misprints in some definitions giving more thematic … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No.1223 Treasure Island by Ranunculus

Sat May 7, 2016 at 2:13 pmSat May 7, 2016 at 12:01 am by Mister Sting

The puzzle comes in the form of an old-style treasure map with ‘cryptic’ instructions. Buccaneers, cutlasses, captains, pirates, and booty are among the various apparently thematic elements that appear in the clues, but will they help us find the treasure or will Cap’n Gown’s hoard prove elusive?

Enigmatic Variations 1222 The Lost Author by Dysart

Fri April 29, 2016 at 8:11 pm by twencelas

Six across clue answers need jumbling and adding a letter – six down clue answers need jumbling and losing a letter. The added and lost letters then give the main words of a … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 1221: A Man of Letters by Harribobs

Tue May 3, 2016 at 12:46 pmMon April 25, 2016 at 1:00 pm by Shenanigans

Firstly, apologies to bloggees and, especially, Harribobs for the late posting of this blog. I thought it was my turn this coming weekend. Wrong! (And I haven’t even solved it yet!) This was … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations 1220: Ring Damascus by Kruger

Sat April 16, 2016 at 10:27 amSat April 16, 2016 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

This was quite challenging (for me, at least) and, if it wasn’t a blogging week, it might have been quietly put to one side and walked away from! I just about managed to … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No.1219 – Semi-detached by Nod

Sat April 9, 2016 at 12:01 am by Mister Sting

There are 60 clues, but there are only 42 spaces in the grid. What is the resolution to this problem?

Enigmatic Variations 1218 Cat by Stick Insect

Sat April 2, 2016 at 12:05 am by twencelas

A cat themed puzzle this week. One that brings mangled presents from eight answers these must be removed before entry. Sounds typical of a cat! These then need to be listed under the … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 1217: Quantitative Easing by Jaques

Sat March 26, 2016 at 12:00 am by Shenanigans

This week we had an alphabetical jigsaw from Jaques. I have to confess that they’re not my favourite, although I’ve had my fair share to blog at Listen With Others. They generally involve … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations 1216: Border by Chalicea

Sat March 19, 2016 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

Borders are a bit of a hot topic at the moment – with the EU struggling with the refugee crisis, Donald Trump threatening to build a wall to ‘keep the Mexicans out’, and … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No.1215 – Slapdash by Ogit

Sun March 13, 2016 at 11:42 amSat March 12, 2016 at 12:00 am by Mister Sting

I’ve never known an EV to be slapdash, and I doubt this one will be!

Enigmatic Variations 1214 Zoophily by Eclogue

Sat March 5, 2016 at 12:02 am by twencelas

A novel variation on the “hidden” message them this week. Words are to be anagrammed within the clues to make the clue solvable with their first letters leading to a “modified” quotation. Took … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 1213: Pentomino Divisions by Elroy — Setters’ Blog

Sun February 28, 2016 at 12:00 am by Shenanigans

So who’s Elroy? Well it’s a character in The Jetsons cartoon series however it’s also an anagram of Leroy, Royle or Oyler. As this puzzle was a joint effort by the editor, Samuel, … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 1213: Pentomino Divisions by Elroy — Solver’s Blog

Sat February 27, 2016 at 7:18 amSat February 27, 2016 at 12:00 am by Shenanigans

It looked like it would be an easy week for me here. It was a small 10×6 grid, and there were only twenty clues, with no misprints or extra letters, and what seemed … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations 1212: Star Quality by Kcit

Sat February 20, 2016 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

What kind of ‘qualities’ of which type of ‘stars’ is Kcit presenting for our enjoyment here? Celestial bodies, sporting stars, movie stars – or the kind of sub-lebrity flotsam that washes up on the … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No.1211 – Annual Leave by Oxymoron

Sun February 14, 2016 at 8:35 pmSat February 13, 2016 at 12:00 am by Mister Sting

This EV seems to have a lot going on. There’s a work of some kind spelled out by extra letters, which are indicated by extra words in eighteen clues. The work ‘suggests’ a number of grid entries that have two components – one of which is ‘derived’ from the answer, the other of which ‘is to be deduced’. There’s also an unclued entry.