After a very slow(-witted) start, during which I crept hesitantly round the edge of the grid and worked my way laboriously inward, it became apparent that tthis was something of a tour de force by Redshank.
Independent 8594 / Donk
It’s Thursday so we thought we might be in for a bit of a challenge. We then saw that that it was a Donk puzzle so we thought we were in for a … Read more >>
Guardian 26,248 by Chifonie
Fun and nicely clued, but on the easy side for Chifonie. Favourite was 5ac.
Financial Times 14,601 – Mudd
Monday Prize Crossword/Apr 21 Always nice to have Mudd on a Monday as an addition to the familiar Dante/Crux dynasty. At times Mudd’s puzzles contain too many double definitions that spoil the party … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,600 by Rosa Klebb
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 19, 2014 I found this to be a fine but difficult puzzle. The smoothness of the surface readings is especially impressive. My top clues are … Read more >>
Independent 8,593 / eXternal
As today is the last Wednesday of the month, I was gearing up for a Crosophile puzzle. Since Crosophile provided yesterday’s crossword and for no apparent (thematic) reason, I assumed that there must … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,609 by AARDVARK
An interesting crossword from Aardvark as usual.
Guardian 26,247 – Paul
Good entertainment from Paul as usual. Most of this went in fairly easily, though there are a couple of places where I’m not totally convinced by my explanations. … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1330: Ninety Four by Schadenfreude
A short preamble told us we had some “abbreviation” to do, and enter two letters in lower case. In each clue the wordplay yields an extra letter not to be entered in the … Read more >>
Financial Times 14608 Armonie
(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.) A nice straightforward puzzle from Armonie, to … Read more >>
Financial Times 14608 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) A nice straightforward puzzle from Armonie, to whom thanks. Definitions are underlined in the clues. … Read more >>
Guardian 26,246 by Philistine
Don’t remember doing a Philistine blog before, quite fun though.
Independent 8592 / Crosophile
Crosophile on a Tuesday is unusual. No doubt all will become clear tomorrow. This is a crossword that should meet all the needs of the commuter. The most obscure word, to … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 754 / Hectence
A delightful puzzle, albeit a tad difficult for a Quiptic. Most of the definitions given are from Chambers 12th Edition. Most of the standard abbreviations used in the wordplay are shown with the … Read more >>
Independent 8,591 by Quixote
Monday morning and as is usual every fortnight a mostly easy crossword with a few zingers from Quixote.