Beelzebub 1339
I found this rather easy by Beelzebub standards because there were many straightforward clues to common words and even the more obscure entries were readily determined from the clear and simple wordplay. . … Read more >>
Azed 2265
An Azed Competition puzzle this week but it was a plain one. There is one clue for which I can’t even begin to see the word play and that’s 12 … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1341 Hypnos
(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) An enjoyable not too taxing puzzle. … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1341 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) An enjoyable none too taxing puzzle. Thanks to Hypnos. Definitions are underlined in the … Read more >>
Crossword Gathering – London – 5th December
There is going to be a get-together of crossword fans in London on 5/12/15. For details please see here.
Guardian 26,717 / Paul
This was the usual very high standard of puzzle from Paul; we didn’t find it too difficult and there were plenty of clues to make us smile 🙂 Across 9. Spooner’s rejection of … Read more >>
Independent 9063 by Tyrus (Saturday Prize Puzzle 31 October 2015)
Fairly straightforward fare from Tyrus this week, if that is a fair summary? Some crisp clueing and nice surface readings, and no hidden tricks or themes…as far as I could tell anyway! An … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1197: Works by Oxymoron
The second Oxymoron puzzle of the year, following on from King Lear’s “The wheel has come full circle.” This week we have to draw lines through a work and its creator’s first and … Read more >>
Financial Times 15081 by BRADMAN
Apologies for the brevity. Rushed for time. Thanks Bradman for a pleasant challenge.
Independent 9068 / Phi
Is it just us or is Phi getting harder? It’s not that the clues are more complex we feel rather that some of the synonyms are a little more obscure. We’re not complaining … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26722 by Tramp
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26722.
Independent 9,067 / Tees
It has been a while since it has fallen to me to blog a Tees puzzle, and I hope that I have done justice to it, despite being rather bleary-eyed after a long … Read more >>
Guardian 26,721 / Paul
An enjoyable puzzle from Paul, with precise cluing, which helped with a couple of less well known words, and some amusing wordplay and surfaces. The theme is the eight Ivy League Universities – … Read more >>
Financial Times 15080 by ALBERICH
Generally straightforward with some clever clues here and there. Thanks, Alberich