This was one of those terrible puzzles that allowed me to get around three-quarters of the way through, thinking it a complete doddle, then brought me up short with a handful of utter stinkers.
Financial Times 14,548 / Dante
Monday Prize Crossword/Feb 17 Once more a puzzle in which about half of the clues were double and/or cryptic definitions. Still an enjoyable solve, though. Many thanks to Dante/Rufus. Definitions are underlined wherever … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,547 by Falcon
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 15, 2014 I find this an okay but lacklustre puzzle. It has a few clever clues: 20a (ROSENTHAL), 28a (MISCREANT) and 19d (CANASTA). But I … Read more >>
Guardian 26,193 by Otterden
My first blog of an Otterden, somewhat delayed by a cancelled train…
Financial Times 14,556 by Rosa Klebb
A pleasant and easy outing with Rosa.
Independent 8539 / Crosophile
It’s the last Wednesday of the month, so it’s a Crosophile puzzle. This is a crossword that contains words that I would consider to be in every day usage. I … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1321: Note by Schadenfreude
When you see the name Schadenfreude you can be sure that you are going get a challenging but scrupulously fair puzzle with a number of layers to peel away as you work your … Read more >>
Financial Times 14555 Neo
(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.) The usual Tuesday fare from Neo. … Read more >>
Financial Times 14555 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) The usual Tuesday fare from Neo. Thanks Neo. Definitions are underlined in the clues. … Read more >>
Independent 8,538 by Alchemi
Today’s offering from Alchemi is a very pleasant, not too difficult but perfectly challenging, crossword. There are one or two places where pedants would grumble, but few, and I think all is well … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic N° 26,192 by Arachne
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26192. I was happy to draw an Arachne puzzle to blog, and was not let down. Perhaps not her most intricate offering, but still prime value. Across … Read more >>
Guardian 26,191 / Brendan
It’s a long time since we had a Rufusless Monday: December 9th was the last time Brendan was called up from the bench. If anyone had told me the theme before I began, … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 745 / Provis
Provis appears to be a brand new setter, who has started with a well-judged Quiptic, with nothing too hard for improving solvers. Across 1 Worries over the French game (8) FEARLESS Worries or … Read more >>
AZED 2,176
Another plain puzzle from Azed, with the usual combination of obscure and familiar words.