Beelzebub 1,318

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A slightly tardy post as I’ve been having technical problems (specifically, I have no computer). I think this was about medium in terms of difficulty, though it’s hard to tell as I sort … Read more >>

Azed 2244

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A medium-difficulty Azed, I thought – I got through about three-quarters of it with not much trouble, and then took twice as long again to finish it off. Usual remarks about sound, high-quality … Read more >>

Everyman 3583/7 June

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I’m still getting used to the style of our new Everyman setter.  It’s certainly taking me a lot longer to solve Everyman these days, so I would surmise that the difficulty level has … Read more >>

Independent 1,320 by Hypnos

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After a run of blogging successively trickier Independent on Sunday puzzles I get a  straightforward puzzle form Hypnos again, though no less enjoyable for that.  Both accessible and interesting is what I thought.  At the time of writing this I am more than a little tipsy after a long family dinner, so I hope I do Hypnos justice. Thank you Hypnos.

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Financial Times 14,955 by CHALMIE

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To B or not to B !! Chalmie serves up a delectable challenge which was equal parts difficult as it was innovative – one can never say “Been there, done that!” with any of his grids and so that made it an exciting solve. I had to resort to confirming several answers on the internet so that possibly took a bit of the aura away, and I am not sure about the accuracy of one clue. But truly this is one grid that Rowan Atkinson would have loved to solve.

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Guardian 26,596 / Brummie

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I found this to be somewhat easier than some of Brummie’s previous offerings so it was over fairly quickly, which is just as well because I need to get this post published before … Read more >>