Guardian

I got off to a quick start with this, slowed down a lot in the middle, and then had a sprint to the finish. A bit of a theme based around 5d, and … Read more >>

A traditional Monday morning medley of anagrams and double and cryptic definitions from Rufus, which I enjoyed solving. Thank you, Rufus. Across 1 Number, figure and cipher (6) NOBODY NO [number] + BODY … Read more >>

It’s quite a while since I blogged a Brummie puzzle and I can never really remember what to expect from him. I found I had a longer than usual list of words whose … Read more >>

Good fun as always from this setter, though I have a couple of niggles on definitions, especially on the rather obscure 25a. Thanks to Qaos. Following on from the militaristic theme in Qaos’s … Read more >>

I thought I was going to be in for a hard time this morning with only a smattering of entries during my first pass through the clues but these were enough for me … Read more >>

When I entered my blogging dates into my new 2016 diary and saw that I was down to blog the Prize puzzle on 23rd April – the Shakespeare Quatercentenary and St George’s Day … Read more >>