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Everyman 3515/16 February

Sun February 23, 2014 at 12:01 am by Pierre

As usual, a pleasing and solver-friendly puzzle from Everyman. One or two tricky ones thrown in this morning, I thought, but a bit of head-scratching and some crossing letters saved the day. … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1,252 by Nitsy

Sun February 23, 2014 at 3:43 pmSun February 23, 2014 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

This is my first IoS blog and I have not seen Nitsy before. My summary would be: straightforward but difficult. I found the clue construction straightforward, but the cunning definitions and misleading surface meanings meant that finding the solutions was not an easy task at all.

Beelzebub 1,250

Thu February 27, 2014 at 2:10 pmSat February 22, 2014 at 9:30 am by Simon Harding

A very entertaining puzzle this week, I thought. There were plenty of unfamiliar terms and spellings, though they were all well signposted, meaning that while a fair bit of confirmation was needed from … Read more >>

Guardian Prize Puzzle 26,184 by Pasquale

Sat February 22, 2014 at 5:44 amSat February 22, 2014 at 12:05 am by bridgesong

This themed puzzle lacked definitions for six solutions, but the wordplay meant that there was no difficulty in working them out.

Independent Crossword 8530 by Anax (15-02-2014)

Sat February 22, 2014 at 9:55 amSat February 22, 2014 at 12:05 am by twencelas

The Saturday after Valentine’s day and a duel with Anax. Now this was certainly one for a hungry person on a long train journey, where the buffet was closed. Every clue has some reference … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No. 1108: Dreams by Rasputin

Sat February 22, 2014 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

In ‘DREAMS’ solvers need to turn one man’s dreams ‘into reality’ by single word removals from various clues, and by erasing 51 cells from the completed grid – so pencils and/or correcting fluid at the … Read more >>

Guardian 26,189 / Philistine

Fri February 21, 2014 at 2:23 pmFri February 21, 2014 at 9:29 am by Eileen

I have commented a couple of times already on what a good week we’ve been having for puzzles – not only in the Guardian – and to round it off with one from … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,552 by BRADMAN

Fri February 21, 2014 at 3:25 am by Turbolegs

My third time covering Bradman, another great grid to finish the working week with. Thanks Bradman for a pleasurable solve. Just touched down in Tokyo a couple of hours back and immediately got to a wifi enabled location to get my fix for the day.

Independent 8,535 / Phi

Fri June 8, 2018 at 10:27 amFri February 21, 2014 at 2:01 am by RatkojaRiku

I was expecting this Friday to bring me a lexical tussle with Phi, and so it did. This was a puzzle I was expecting to whizz through, having worked out all the longer … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,551 / Magwitch

Thu February 20, 2014 at 8:20 am by Gaufrid

Magwitch has been appearing monthly since last September so this is his/her sixth puzzle in the FT. I found this one to be on the easy side but this did not detract from the enjoyment … Read more >>

Independent 8534 / Klingsor

Thu February 20, 2014 at 10:47 amThu February 20, 2014 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Klingsor’s puzzle today was a fair workout for a Thursday. There were a couple of lesser known words / phrases, for me at least, in the top left hand corner … Read more >>

Guardian 26,188 by Crucible

Thu February 20, 2014 at 1:23 am by manehi

A fun puzzle with a few thematically linked clues and solutions – I struggled with the top half of the grid until I caught on to the theme. I particularly liked 12ac, 26ac, 7dn and 23dn.

Everyman 3515/16 February

Independent on Sunday 1,252 by Nitsy

Beelzebub 1,250

Guardian Prize Puzzle 26,184 by Pasquale

Independent Crossword 8530 by Anax (15-02-2014)

Enigmatic Variations No. 1108: Dreams by Rasputin

Guardian 26,189 / Philistine

Financial Times 14,552 by BRADMAN

Independent 8,535 / Phi

Financial Times 14,551 / Magwitch

Independent 8534 / Klingsor

Guardian 26,188 by Crucible

Financial Times 14,542 – Crux

Financial Times 14,541 by Mudd

Financial Times 14,550 by Redshank