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Having had a Competition Puzzle from Azed last week it was likely that this puzzle would be a standard one. That is how it turned out. The wordplay in this … Read more >>
‘Jambazi’ is ‘Tramp’s Indy pseudonym, but on closer inspection of this puzzle, could he also be ‘Cyclops’ in disguise?… On my initial solve, this seemed a fairly straightforward puzzle – suitably difficult for a Saturday … Read more >>
I have not been solving the Guardian much lately and have not come across Imogen before – I like his/her style very much. Thank you Imogen.
Nutmeg’s not giving too much away here. The title, STRATEGY, is in some way inappropriate or at least has to be made ‘more appropriate’. Someone or something ‘has a problem’, and the grid has to be ‘altered’ is some unspecified way. Let’s hope we can get more from the clues.
Phi often does interesting things with the letters and words in the grid – today he has done something different by using a grid with reflective symmetry. The grid today … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26183. I am coming off an unpleasant cold, and am not at my sharpest, which may explain my trouble with 11A. Across 1. Do good with … Read more >>
Once again, the Friday grid has been especially approachable. Thanks Flimsy for a very pleasant run, and with straightforward cluing that leaves no room for any ambiguity.
Tyrus has given us his usual good tough crossword, and in places I’m not really sure that I’ve got it right, but no doubt someone will correct me. At least I have always suggested something, although with little confidence at times.
And if there’s a Nina, as usual I can’t see it.
Definitions in italics.
Paul on top form, though not at his most difficult – a very enjoyable puzzle, with some very clever and well-hidden anagrams and several examples of the quirky cluing that we expect from … Read more >>
I didn’t know I was going to be blogging this puzzle until after I had finished it otherwise I would have made some notes at the time. Fortunately all the parsing is straightforward … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Feb 3 A fairly typical Dante puzzle, pleasant and smooth – nothing too taxing (apart from 1ac, perhaps – well, for me it was). Definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or appropriate. … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 1, 2014 I found this easier than most Bradman puzzles although it still presented a decent challenge. My choice clues are 9a (EXEMPLIFIED) and 26a … Read more >>
Very enjoyable and on the whole not too difficult, just a couple that I struggled with. Thank you Aardvark.
This was tough – I needed two sittings to finish it, and another to nail the parsing. Some lovely cluing – I especially liked 12ac, 2dn and 23dn.
Another Wednesday, another Dac and we’re not complaining. As RatkojaRiku said in the blog last week, it is always very difficult to pick a favourite with Dac’s puzzles. Last time we blogged a … Read more >>