The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3580.
Beelzebub 1315
When I finished this puzzle I made a mental note of what I was going to say in this preamble – over very quickly (for a Beelzebub), a lot of easy entry clues, … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1317 Hieroglyph
(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.) As commented by Pee Dee last … Read more >>
Azed 2241
A plain Azed this week with its usual precise cluing leading to a mix of common and obscure words. I was held up for a while with the misdirection at … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1317 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) As commented by Pee Dee last week, are the IoS puzzles generally getting more … Read more >>
Independent Crossword 8919 by Nestor (16-05-2015)
A Saturday in May – a tussle with Nestor. Always a taxing time Lots of interesting clues from Nestor. Certainly not a run of the mill crossword – barely a simple clue in … Read more >>
Guardian 26,573 / Philistine
A fun prize puzzle, this week from Philistine. (I think I’ve been quite lucky in getting good puzzles to post about on the prize puzzle rota, since the weekday Guardian crosswords I’ve done … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1173: 21 7s by Shark
This week, there was the second Shark puzzle since the clocks went forward at the end of March. It probably meant that we had a date-related theme in front of us. I’ve had … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,937 by ALBERICH
A fantastic puzzle from Alberich which I got around to solving only pretty late in the day. But it was well worth the wait, with an eclectic mix of innovative cluing and precise wordplay. Thorough enjoyed this. Had to google to confirm a couple of responses but otherwise all good !!
Guardian 26,578 / Screw
Another tough but entertaining work-out from Screw. Looking back at the preamble to my blog of his last puzzle, I see that I mentioned how the parsing came rather later in some cases … Read more >>
Independent 8924 / Phi
Phi-day again, and the usual well-crafted puzzle. We always look for a theme or nina in Phi’s puzzles, but initially we couldn’t see either in this one. However, Phi is playing … Read more >>
Independent 8,923 / Klingsor
Klingsor has provided us with our cruciverbal workout this Thursday. I thoroughly enjoyed this puzzle, finding it medium-to-hard on the difficulty scale and definitely a puzzle that I had to chip away at, … Read more >>
Guardian 26,577 by Qaos
Lots of nice clues and surfaces…
Financial Times 14,936 by WANDERER
A pleasant opening to the day. Thanks, Wanderer
Financial Times 14,927 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword/May 11, 2015
A friendly Falcon crossword, surely very much welcomed by those who miss the Everyman old style. It can be found here , just in case.