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Monday Prize Crossword/Mar 24 Smooth week-opener by Dante with, once more, a lot of cryptic & double definitions, envelopes and anagrams – especially in the Down clues. Definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 22, 2014 As far as I know, Rosa Klebb is a new pseudonym but its owner is not a new setter. She is Sarah Hayes, … Read more >>
I have not blogged a Hamilton puzzle before. I filled the grid well enough but I am clearly not thinking on Hamiltons wavelength as there are several clues that I can’t quite come to grips with.
Dac returns to his spiritual home of the Wednesday slot this week. After the difficulties I had penetrating last week’s wordplay, I was somewhat relieved to find that I could parse most, if … Read more >>
A pleasant outing from Tramp with nothing too hard. There are three references to film actresses – does that make a theme? Across 1 Buffet snack served with wicked lunch (not cold) (7,8) … Read more >>
The grid was only 11×11, there were no extra or missing letters, no hidden messages, just six unclued entries and two hidden words to find. I found it pretty easy, despite the longish … Read more >>
(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.) An enjoyable puzzle, not difficult, unlike … Read more >>
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) An enjoyable puzzle, not difficult, unlike some of the setter’s other puzzles. Thanks to … Read more >>
Today is the 1st April and the date is referenced in the clues. My initial thought on reading through the clues in this puzzle was that we would be looking … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26222. I had to cast about for an entry point to this puzzle, and eventually (with a little bit of luck) solved it from the bottom up, … Read more >>
A workmanlike puzzle which, for me, lacked any clues with the “wow” factor. Most of the definitions given are from Chambers 12th Edition. Most of the standard abbreviations used in the wordplay are … Read more >>
Thanks to Rufus for a characteristic potpourri of anagrams and double and cryptic definitions to start the week. Across 9 Generally where the seas are high (2,3,4) IN THE MAIN Double definition 10 … Read more >>
This was a well-written puzzle with some excellent surface readings (e.g. 14,4). It was mostly quite accessible, although a few (such as 1 and 7) required a little research to understand the parsing. … Read more >>
This one took more effort than most recent Eye crosswords. It didn’t help that I immediately and incorrectly entered ABSTAINING at 10A – I should have checked the anagram fodder – I did … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning one and all. Great crossword this week, new to me this week was 4dn. Never heard of hugger-mugger before, it is not often at my age that you get to learn … Read more >>