A puzzle easy enough to be completed in half an hour on a rainy Thursday morning by a man with a hangover – which is lucky, because that was exactly what I needed.
Independent 8738 / Monk
It’s over a year since we last blogged a Monk puzzle, and this was worth waiting for! A tricky solve with two words we hadn’t come across before, but great surfaces and a … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,745 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword/Oct 6 With Dante one knows what to expect but while most of the solutions went in smoothly, a few others made me decide that this puzzle was a bit of … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,744 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 4, 2014 This Mudd has a few outstanding clues but also one that I am not too happy with. Top of the heap must be … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,753 by AARDVARK
A tricky puzzle from Aardvark, and very enjoyable (for those who like a tussle).
Independent 8,737 / Dac
It’s Wednesday, so unsurprisingly Dac-day today, and we have a set of Dac’s customary well-honed clues with smooth surfaces. Overall, I found this to be a medium-difficulty puzzle, which I plugged away at … Read more >>
Guardian 26,391 by Nutmeg
Enjoyed this – a few trickier bits, and a lot of fun. Favourites 21ac and 4dn.
Inquisitor 1354: Vintage Suite by Kruger
The rubric stated: Corrections to single-letter misprints in the definitions of eleven clues give a phrase which explains how some answers are to be modified before entry, in the manner perhaps exhibited by the … Read more >>
Financial Times No. 14,752 by JASON
This was a smooth flowing puzzle that gave me no trouble at any stage…
Guardian 26,390 – Qaos
Another puzzle where I made a slow start, but then steady progress to the end. Looking back there’s nothing too difficult here, but a nice variety of clues. Thanks to the setter. I’m … Read more >>
Independent 8736 / Hieroglyph
Hieroglyph is becoming a regular once a month setter in The Independent. This is Hieroglyph’s fourth appearance in successive months. All three of Hieroglyph’s puzzle have had a theme and … Read more >>
Guardian 26,389 by Rufus
Well after the Lord Mayor’s show that was Tyrus in the Indy, I’m rather glad to get a relatively easy Rufus.
Guardian Quiptic 778/Pan
A pretty terse blog this morning (what do you mean, thank goodness for that?) I am on a mission today, so won’t be able to return here till much later. I do have … Read more >>
Private Eye / Cyclops 531 Unshaven Oddment
I had the impression this was Cyclops coasting along. Yes, there were a couple of references to a recent political event – the Scottish Referendum – but nothing that could be classed as … Read more >>