Guardian

In view of the date, I was prepared for perhaps a Qaotic or Puckish puzzle but instead found a potentially daunting ‘new’ setter – Atë. She [sic] is, of course, the goddess of … Read more >>

I found this a little harder than usual for Rufus, getting a bit stuck towards the end in the SE corner, perhaps partly because of the unhelpful grid, but also enjoyed it more … Read more >>

It looks as if, the way these things turn out, this is the first of Arachne’s puzzles that I’ve written the blog post for since April 2011, which is a great shame. This … Read more >>

An enjoyable and reasonably straightforward puzzle, though I made things harder for myself by careless entering a couple of vaguely-plausible but wrong answers early on. Thanks to Crucible There’s a theme of weather … Read more >>

An enjoyable one from Nutmeg, and a pangram no less.  Thanks to Nutmeg.  Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1    Model soldier briefly lost (7) PARAGON : PARA(short for “paratrooper”;a soldier) + “gone”(lost) … Read more >>

A Tuesday treat from one of my top favourite setters, brimming with a variety of the usual top-quality clues with great surfaces. I thought it was relatively straightforward – but Picaroon’s puzzles worryingly … Read more >>

I thought I was in a for an easy ride when the first two acrosses were write-ins; things slowed down after that, but I made steady progress and found it a satisfying solve. … Read more >>