The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26439.
Financial Times 14,793 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword/Dec 1 Despite some very easy clues (16ac, 6d, 21d, 25d) I must say that I found this quite a difficult puzzle that took me much longer than the average Dante/Rufus. … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,792 by Redshank
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 29, 2014 I don’t remember when I took to a new setter as quickly, as easily and as pleasantly as Redshank. Mind you he is … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1362: 1 Across by S.M.E.R.S.H.
Welcome S.M.E.R.S.H. (unless you are someone else disguised as the Soviet CIA). What a crossword! I counted 18 answers (almost half!) which were words I’d never heard of or meanings I’d never imagined, … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1,291
A slightly hurried post just to get back up to date. As it happens, I’ve made very few notes or scribbles, suggesting this one wasn’t expecially problematic. *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed. Across 1 SCOUTH … Read more >>
Guardian 26,438 / Puck
I count myself fortunate to have drawn a Puck puzzle to blog. There is some very inventive and whimsical cluing here, along with lovely story-telling surfaces, as usual with this setter, leading to … Read more >>
Independent 8784 / Alchemi
This is my first blog after a few wonderful weeks in New Zealand. The puzzle by Alchemi has provided a pleasant re-introduction to blogging. Thanks to Gaufrid for standing in for me … Read more >>
FINANCIAL TIMES No. 14,800 by PHSSTHPOK
Very enjoyable puzzle …
Independent 8783 by Kairos
I found this ultimately a little unsatisfactory because 16 and 15 across were rather obscure and your only recourse, if you didn’t know the words, was to guess. Apart from those two, it … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 786/Provis
I thought this one hit the spot nicely. You? Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are underlined Across … Read more >>
Guardian 26,437 by Rufus
A pleasant Monday solve from Rufus. I liked 5ac, 13ac, 27ac and 7dn.
Private Eye / Cyclops 535 Bare cheeks
One of those weekends where I found myself tackling the Eye crossword just after struggling with Cyclops’ alter ego Brummie in the Guardian. So by comparison this seemed easier than expected. More than … Read more >>
Everyman 3,556
Another fairly straightforward everyman, with a couple of new words and some parsing that escaped me.
Azed 2,217
This is the last time you will see me for a while unless someone else decides to go on holiday. It is also the first time I have been scheduled to blog an … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1293 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.) I recall this was slightly more … Read more >>