Welcome from a cold and grey Rochdale, the weather’s not much better. Brendan returns giving Rufus a week off.
Guardian Quiptic 748/Pan
This hit the spot for me. You? That said, the grid was a bit odd for a Quiptic, and I think one of the clues is faulty. Abbreviations cd … Read more >>
Cyclops 516: Collar without filth?
The title here is one of my favourite clues for the answer to 6a/7, with thanks to Nestor, its originator. I think I will give Cyclops’s clue for the same answer my vote … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,255 by Kairos
It’s very rare that I draw a Kairos to blog, so it was hard to know what to expect. I can tell you that I’ve managed to get to blogging day without completing … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1,253
A very challenging puzzle which saw me struggling to finish it throughout the week. Several (for example 1 across and 17 across) took quite some time to work out, but I hope I’ve … Read more >>
Everyman No. 3518 (9th March)
Lorraine: Good morning to you all, Very good smooth crossword this week with lovely cluing. I sometimes look too deeply into the clues and miss the bleedin’ obvious, which is what I did with … Read more >>
AZED 2,179
How Azed manages to cope with all these words I simply don’t know. Practically every time there is at least one that I’ve never heard of either in the answer or in the … Read more >>
Independent 8548 / Nestor (8/3/14)
I didn’t have too many problems solving and parsing this one, with the exception of 28ac. The answer was obvious once the checked letters were in place, and the wordplay was clear, but … Read more >>
Guardian Prize Puzzle 26,202 by Paul
No themes, ninas, pangrams, special instructions or other funny stuff — just a straightforward down-to-earth cryptic. Thanks Paul, I enjoyed this.
Enigmatic Variations No.1111 – December 2184 by Samuel
I think it’s safe to say that none of us will be around in December 2184 to verify any sequences that may or may not be continued. So we’d better hope that we can work out what Samuel has in mind some other way.
Guardian Cryptic 26207 Paul
(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 was an enjoyable offering from … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26207 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) This was an enjoyable offering from Paul, with lots of fun teasing out the answers. Thanks … Read more >>
Independent 8553 / Phi
I knew all but one of the words and phrases in today’s puzzle b y Phi The only one I hadn’t come across before was GODEL’S THEOREM at 26 across. … Read more >>
FINANCIAL TIMES 14570 by WANDERER
I am not sure how this is going to show up on the site – PeeDee’s tool was thwarted by a typo in the FT today (ACROSSs being the culprit) and therefore I … Read more >>
Independent 8,552 by Monk
Is it my imagination or are we seeing more of Monk than recently? If so, that’s a thoroughly good thing, despite my misgivings about one or two clues, which are given in the … Read more >>