Guardian

I think this was toughest prize puzzle we’ve done in a while, although that was partly due to putting in the wrong answer in 23 down (see below) – lovely clues, though, and … Read more >>

Thanks to Nutmeg for an accessible end-of-the-week puzzle. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Sailor on ship outside Dover, say, with extremely elegant clothing (6,6) SPORTS JACKET : JACK(a sailor) placed … Read more >>

I was quite glad of a fairly straightforward solve this morning, as I have to go out shortly. We have a characteristic medley of charades, anagrams and double definitions, with mostly tight cluing … Read more >>

A typical Rufus, with lots of double and cryptic definitions – some of the later being rather weak, I think, including one that seems not cryptic at all. Quite a few anagrams in … Read more >>

I made a slow start on this, but after a while had filled the bottom half. The top half took rather longer… For my taste there are rather too many inaccurate or ungrammatical … Read more >>

The mid-solving-period was a slog for me, as is always the case with Boatman’s puzzles and I. Somehow I can’t get on to his wavelength. All the same, I finished it eventually, and … Read more >>

I’m always glad to see Crucible’s name on a puzzle, especially when I’m blogging, and this one was no disappointment. I can’t see any anniversary or event to occasion a puzzle on the … Read more >>