Beelzebub 1,266

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A very enjoyable puzzle, and I was pleased to finish this one unaided, which isn’t something I manage often. There does seem to be some correlation between taking Beelzebub to the pub and … Read more >>

Everyman 3531/8 June

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A pleasing puzzle from Everyman, but one I struggled with a bit, especially in the SE corner, where there was a word I had never heard of.       Abbreviations cd  cryptic … Read more >>

Azed 2192/off-by-one

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Other than a numbering malfunction in the online edition once it had finally become available after a couple of days (across clue numbers from 29 needed to be incremented which I spent far … Read more >>

Independent 8,631 / Phi

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Phi is occupying his customary end-of-week slot today, Friday the Thirteenth – unlucky for some, perhaps? Well, not for me, as it turned out, at least not cruciverbally!. I thoroughly enjoyed this one, … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,647 by MAGWITCH

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Magwitch gives us a nice entertaining puzzle, peppered with amicable clues mostly and the customary couple of mindbenders that prevents the grid from being a walk in the park. Thanks Magwitch, for a fitting end to what has been generally been a good week for FT solvers. I am sure a couple of parsings could be improved so look forward to inputs from folks out there.

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Guardian 26,284 – Paul

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I found this pretty easy for a Paul, getting though most of it very quickly. Unusually I also found quite a few of the clues rather pedestrian, with some giveaway definitions, and generally … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,637 – Crux

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Monday Prize Crossword/June 2 One absolute priceless clue (built around Tony Blair, 10ac) made me forget about some weak cryptic definitions in the Down clues in an otherwise very fine crossword. Definitions are … Read more >>