Enigmatic Variations – Page 45

Enigmatic Variations No.1115 – Hurry Up by Moordon

Sat April 12, 2014 at 1:00 pmSat April 12, 2014 at 12:00 am by Mister Sting

HURRY UP, says (~~new?~~) solver Moordon. Hang about, I haven’t even started! Will this rush prove rash?

Enigmatic Variations 1114 Around the World by Wiglaf

Sat April 5, 2014 at 12:19 amFri April 4, 2014 at 10:06 pm by twencelas

Only 20 non-standard clues this week – 6 without definitions and 14 with an additional letter in the wordplay which give a specific way of travelling around the world. However, the grid, also, has … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 1113: Anonymous by Gaston

Tue January 9, 2018 at 5:58 pmSat March 29, 2014 at 12:00 am by Shenanigans

A relatively rare beast this week… a new EV setter, in the guise of Gaston. Obviously I had no idea whether to expect a toughie or an easy puzzle. I’m going to assume … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 1112: Title, Please by Syd Lexis

Sat March 22, 2014 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

A sad moment – this is (presumably) the last EV from Syd Lexis (Alan Donovan), whose recent passing was announced the week before in Nimrod’s Inquisitor 1322 editorial, and to whom tributes have been … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No.1111 – December 2184 by Samuel

Sat March 15, 2014 at 12:00 am by Mister Sting

I think it’s safe to say that none of us will be around in December 2184 to verify any sequences that may or may not be continued. So we’d better hope that we can work out what Samuel has in mind some other way.

Enigmatic Variations 1110 Joined Forces by Ifor

Fri March 7, 2014 at 10:05 pm by twencelas

Three answers with indistinct definitions- two of which need to be replaced with associated two word phrases to resolve the grid clashes. Several clues with misprints too – so which forces are being … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 1109: Seaside Capers by Piccadilly

Thu March 13, 2014 at 8:10 amSat March 1, 2014 at 1:00 am by Shenanigans

The construction of this crossword was reminiscent of a puzzle a few months ago. Across entries in the two top and bottom rows, and down entries in the four left and right columns … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 1108: Dreams by Rasputin

Sat February 22, 2014 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

In ‘DREAMS’ solvers need to turn one man’s dreams ‘into reality’ by single word removals from various clues, and by erasing 51 cells from the completed grid – so pencils and/or correcting fluid at the … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No.1107 – Strategy by Nutmeg

Sat February 15, 2014 at 12:00 am by Mister Sting

Nutmeg’s not giving too much away here. The title, STRATEGY, is in some way inappropriate or at least has to be made ‘more appropriate’. Someone or something ‘has a problem’, and the grid has to be ‘altered’ is some unspecified way. Let’s hope we can get more from the clues.

Enigmatic Variations 1106 Take Heed by Samuel

Fri February 7, 2014 at 8:55 amFri February 7, 2014 at 12:05 am by twencelas

Welcome back to the telegraph puzzles site – a complex preamble this week. 30 misprinted definitions, 4 unclued entries, seven clashes in the grid and 3 cells to be highlighted. Sounds like fun. … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 1105: Loss of Life by Kcit

Tue January 9, 2018 at 5:58 pmFri January 31, 2014 at 4:00 pm by Shenanigans

[Apologies for the slightly early (and slightly bizarre) time of posting this blog. Fast forward to Spoiler Alert to find out why!] OK! So here we had a Kcit puzzle with a long … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 1104: Nice by Ferret

Sat January 25, 2014 at 8:48 amSat January 25, 2014 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

The preamble tells us that twelve answers need to be substituted with a ‘thematically associated’ word before entry. And the one unclued entry can be ‘similarly’ associated with a word which must be … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No.1103 – Snapshot by Nod

Sat January 18, 2014 at 12:00 am by Mister Sting

Oh dear, a Playfair code-square. And the preamble says that there’s a four-word code phrase, which is going to greatly complicate things. An inauspicious start, so how are things going to work out?

Enigmatic Variations 1102 Just Brussels Sprouts by Chalicea

Sun January 12, 2014 at 1:03 pmSat January 11, 2014 at 12:05 am by twencelas

Sounds like there may be a seasonal theme here – Brussels Sprouts – tasty. Across clues are normal, whilst the downs have misprinted definitions – sounds fun. Then there is some modification required … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 1101: Prevention by Charybdis

Tue January 9, 2018 at 5:58 pmSat January 4, 2014 at 8:00 am by Shenanigans

Charybdis is one of my favourite setters (mind you I’ve got quite a few). His puzzles are always sound and often quirky… like his recent Listener, #4268 Check This Out last November. Here … Read more >>