An entertaining puzzle which took me a while to figure out what was going on.
Enigmatic Variations No.1115 – Hurry Up by Moordon
HURRY UP, says (new?) solver Moordon. Hang about, I haven’t even started! Will this rush prove rash?
Independent 8577 / Phi
Phi.has given us an enjoyable puzzle today There’s clearly something going on with all the Bs in the puzzle, but I haven’t been able to deduce any theme or message. … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,594 by FALCON
Falcon’s poser for today was quite a breeze, to the point that I did feel a few clues were not cryptic at all. However, for tyros looking to cut their teeth into FT grids, this would be a gentle initiation.
Guardian 26,231 – Picaroon
As seems to be usual when I solve a Picaroon puzzle, I started off thinking I was going to get nowhere with this one, but slow progress became a bit faster as I … Read more >>
Independent 8,576 by Scorpion
As usual we have a nice, quite difficult but not overly so, crossword from Scorpion. There is one on which I’m quite lost and a couple of others where I’m probably not seeing it all, but as usual …
There seem to be more than the usual number of characters in films and sport, but without any apparent pattern, so I’ll leave it to the eagle-eyed to see if anything’s happening.
Definitions in italics.
Guardian Cryptic 26230 Puck
(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.) This is the first Puck I … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26230 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) This is the first Puck I am blogging, and fortunately, it’s one of his … Read more >>
Financial Times no.14,593 by Wanderer
Rather a stroll, this, from Wanderer, with a couple of unsatisfying little glitches.
Financial Times 14,584 – Crux
Monday Prize Crossword/Mar 31 Another fine puzzle by Monday regular Crux. As one may know by now, I am not a fan of his cryptic definitions but all in all this was very … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,583 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 29, 2014 I found this a good puzzle with a few challenging clues. My favourites are 4a (TORTILLA), 16a (GEE-GEE), 6d (OPERATOR) and 26d (INCH). … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,592 by ARTEXLEN
Good stuff form Artexlen today. There was a mix of difficulty here, from the straightforward to the downright devious. Hopefully something for everyone. Thanks Artexlen.
Independent 8575 / Dac
It’s always a pleasure to blog a puzzle by Dac. The most difficult part however, is knowing what to say in the preamble! Perhaps we’ll just leave it at that apart from adding … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic N° 26,229 by Logodaedalus
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26229. Lashings of envelopes, the odd oddity, but basically straightforward. Across 1. Careless chums must turn to run (8) SLAPDASH A charade of SLAP, a reversal … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1327: Returning by Shark
Preamble: The correct letters from misprinted definitions in 20 clues spell out a returning instruction. Solvers must change the contents of 18 cells, always revealing real words. Short and sweet! I got off … Read more >>