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Financial Times 14,926 by Mudd

Thu May 21, 2015 at 3:39 amThu May 21, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 9, 2015 Another fine Mudd this time, one that proved just a little more challenging than average for me with a couple of terms I … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,935 by MAGWITCH

Wed May 20, 2015 at 9:55 am by PeeDee

A good old fashioned crossword from Magwitch. Sometimes setters seem to be falling over themselves to be novel and inventive (which of course is a good thing) but I also like getting the some quality plain puzzles to solve and blog too. I feel they get a bit overlooked. Thank you Magwitch.

Guardian 26,576 – Paul

Wed May 20, 2015 at 11:28 amWed May 20, 2015 at 8:50 am by Andrew

I usually don’t have too much trouble with Paul’s puzzles these days, but I found this one hard to get started on, and then hard to finish. Looking back, there’s nothing particularly obscure, … Read more >>

Independent 8922 / Dac

Wed May 20, 2015 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Dac’s strength lies in his very subtle misdirection through the surface reading of his clues. The wordplay in Dac’s clues is very rarely complex although there were a couple of … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1385: ICE by Schadenfreude

Wed May 20, 2015 at 12:01 am by duncanshiell

The sight of the name Schadenfreude tends to strike fear into the mind of a blogger when he or she first sees it as the setter of puzzle to be blogged, but there is … Read more >>

Independent 8,921 by Anax

Tue May 19, 2015 at 10:21 am by John

Anax usually appears on Saturdays in the Independent, or so it seems, but he has put in a welcome weekday appearance today. This is the usual excellent production (I would say that wouldn’t I, since he may well be at the S&B later today; but of course it’s true). It wasn’t at all easy, but Anax seldom is; I think I’ve just about understood everything, but there are one or two slightly dodgy parsings which I trust will be explained properly by someone.

Definitions underlined.

Guardian 26,575 / Pasquale

Tue May 19, 2015 at 10:00 am by Gaufrid

As is usually the case with Pasquale, in his various guises, some less than familiar (at least for me) words in the grid which needed dictionary confirmation after working out the wordplay. Across … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,934 by SAYANG

Tue May 19, 2015 at 9:55 am by loonapick

A real mixed bag from Sayang.

Quiptic 809 by Hectence

Mon May 18, 2015 at 9:20 am by newmarketsausage

An entertaining and teasing challenge from my favourite Manchester City fan and guinea pig fancier.

Independent 8920/Knut

Mon May 18, 2015 at 7:30 am by Pierre

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water … … and that we were all done and dusted with the 2015 election, along comes Knut with a … Read more >>

Guardian 26,574 by Rufus

Mon June 1, 2015 at 12:02 pmMon May 18, 2015 at 3:35 am by PeterO

Th puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26574.

AZED 2,240

Wed May 20, 2015 at 1:03 amSun May 17, 2015 at 12:30 pm by ilancaron

Some difficult wordplays to decode (e.g. 15A, 22D) with a typical rate of Big Red Book consultations. About medium for an Azed I’d say. Still would like some enlightenment below. Enlightenment provided by Norman and Sidey (thanks!)

Independent on Sunday 1,316 by Hypnos

Sun May 17, 2015 at 10:02 am by PeeDee

A good and very enjoyable Sunday puzzle that I found trickier than usual. I think that the general level of difficulty of the IoS has gone up over the time I have been blogging it. I wonder if this is editorial policy or just random variation? Possibly just a natural decline in my faculties.

Beelzebub 1,314

Sun May 17, 2015 at 7:00 am by Simon Harding

A slightly hasty post this week, while I rush to get everything in place before going abroad. Still, I think everything was quite clear. A good challenge though, with the top left corner … Read more >>

Everyman 3579/May 10 2015

Sun May 17, 2015 at 12:01 am by Pierre

For those that haven’t picked up on it yet, the last puzzle from ‘Everyman’ was a few weeks ago: 3573, which had a ‘farewell’ theme and which Peter O blogged. Allan Scott, having … Read more >>