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(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) An enjoyable puzzle from Hypnos, to whom thanks. Definitions are underlined in the clues. … Read more >>
I found this quite tricky, especially on the left-hand side of the grid. I spent a lot of time trawling Chambers to make progress there.
Aha. A rarish Saturday outing for Phi, no doubt due to being ousted from the Friday slot by Morph’s halloween puzzle. In terms of difficulty, this one didn’t seem out of place for … Read more >>
An enteratining puzzle from Philistine with a theme of nautical terminology. Across 1. Where to conduct fight or flight may be patio to a real 11! (7) COCKPIT Definitions: “Where to conduct fight … Read more >>
An interesting clueing device this week, with one word in the definition being an anagram of the true word plus an extra letter. The message given by the extra letters (read thematically) would … Read more >>
A good Friday challenge from Imogen, with some interesting clue constructions. Only two anagrams (and no partial anags) and no hidden clues, which perhaps explains my initial progress was slow. I thought the … Read more >>
It’s back to normal this Phiday, and another excellent puzzle with a good mix of fairly straightforward clues and some which caused a bit of head-scratching. Knowing Phi’s propensity for themes or ninas, … Read more >>
A familiar friend this Friday. Thanks to Bradman for this pleasant jaunt of a solve. Fairly steady progress through out the grid. A couple of clues seemed like they could have been more precise but nothing material enough to take away from some smooth cluing.
It took me a little while to find a foothold in this multilingual offering from Neo…
Today is Thursday, a compiling slot not infrequently occupied by Nestor. Alas, it has not recently fallen to me to blog a Nestor, so I was pleased to see his name alongside today’s … Read more >>
(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.) Tough in a couple of spots, … Read more >>
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) Tough in a couple of spots, but managed in the end, though there’s one … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Oct 27 The name Gaff is usually synonymous to ‘something special’ and today it wasn’t different. “An anniversary puzzle” celebrating the 100th birthday of one of Britain’s best-loved poets, featuring a truly exceptional anagram. … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 25, 2014 In spite of having become somewhat accustomed to Magwitch’s cluing style, I found this puzzle difficult, especially the right half, and completed it … Read more >>
A really great puzzle from Io, one of the best puzzles I have blogged for a long time. Far too many good clues to single out any particular one so I will leave that up to you. Thanks Io.