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A quick solve today. There were a few touches of wit (1d, 2d) but I am rather underwhelmed by the crossword overall. 1a seems to have an error and a couple of other … Read more >>

A neat little puzzle from Dogberry (‘Do not forget to specify, when time and place shall serve, that I am an ass’ – Much Ado, Act V Scene I). I felt it could … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Sept 5 A very enjoyable crossword by Crux who is mostly clever (eg 8d) and inventive (eg 20ac) but at times also chestnutty (like in 13ac or 5d).  Plus that I think what happens … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 3 A good, fairly standard puzzle from Mudd this week. My top clues here are 12A (TWIN) and 8D (NUTMEG). Across 1. DEPART – EP … Read more >>

Nice stuff from Cinephile: varied, not to hard and not to easy. The D of the special instructions stands for DREAM, mostly in relation to to A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare.   Not too obscure as … Read more >>

The last Jason I blogged, I commented that I had enjoyed all his puzzles to date.  Today’s carries on the trend.  I did find it a bit harder at first, as I could … Read more >>

Entertaining crossword from Bradman with a “fishy” flavour and some deft anagrams. 1a, 25a, 2d, 4d, 6d amused me especially. The last two answers need your inputs.  // Updated, thanks to crypticsue. Across … Read more >>

A lovely little puzzle from Flimsy on a pretty miserable morning in north Leeds. Nothing too demanding, but a good mixture of methods and and some cute clueing (plus a scattering of general … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Aug 29 I am pretty sure that Bryan will qualify this crossword as ‘very enjoyable’. And if so, I fully agree with him. Not as many cryptic definitions as on some other … Read more >>

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 27 Here’s another great puzzle from Cincinnus with five clues that I think are especially good: 1A (MUDDLED), 18A (ANDROMEDA), 21A (IDOLS), 3D (LOSEY) and … Read more >>

My apologies for a very late and rushed blog today, I hope this hasn’t inconvenienced anyone. ACROSS 1 STIPENDS: S (small) TIP (gratuity) and ENDS (completes) 5 PANDAS: PAN (criticise) and SAD (moving) reversed 9 … Read more >>

This was a straightforward puzzle with many surfaces to enjoy.  Thanks Armonie.  Definitions are underlined in the clues.  There are hidden connections in one of the picture sets. Across   1 Someone expecting the mob, … Read more >>

Multiple linked clues hinge on 6d and it took me a while to get there. I started with the bottom-right of the grid and had most of the non-linked answers filled in before … Read more >>

Apologies for the lateness this morning. I’m logging in from the north-east outpost of scenic Whitley Bay, which is good for purveyors of ice-cream and coffee but less good  for purveyors of the … Read more >>

Monday Prize Crossword/Aug 22 After two consecutive Dantes we were likely to have a Crux this time. I know (therefore admit) that I was a bit critical about his recent offerings, but here … Read more >>