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The setter of this year’s Guardian Christmas special is Maskarade, who does of course have a hard act to follow, the Christmas slot traditionally being allocated to Araucaria (I was fortunate also to … Read more >>
Good morning, and a very happy new year to you all. Armonie eased us into 2014 with a gentle but satisfying solve; nothing to really test the little grey cells here, but the … Read more >>
There’s nothing like seeing the New Year in in style, and that’s exactly what Anax does with his first offering of 2014. I found this puzzle rather challenging, and not only because I … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26146.
There was quite a long preamble to this seasonal offering from Nudd. The preamble stated " Along with a riddle-like motto reading HI HI HI – IN BAD TRAFFIC I FLY, my Christmas … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Dec 23 A Carte Rosée from Dante, meaning an empty grid with only blanks. Finding the position of the black squares wasn’t as bad as it initially seemed to be, though. Last … Read more >>
The memorial service for Araucaria will be held at Somersham church this Saturday, 4 January, at 2:30 pm. Some people are planning to assemble for lunch first in the nearby Rose & Crown … Read more >>
A fairly gentle introduction to the New Year from Brummie, with a number of straightforward clues – several of them easy charades – to get / keep you going and a few smiles … Read more >>
As New Year’s Day is a Wednesday this year, it is not surprising that Dac starts us off on the 2014 Independent cruciverbal journey. Normally, Dac serves up a good … Read more >>
Puzzles 1315 – 1366
A lovely puzzle to end the year on. Lots of great clues, particular favourites were 1d, 22a and 23a. Across 4 Move aimlessly and pick up something useful (6) GADGET =”something useful”. GAD=”Move … Read more >>
Yesterday in a private email someone told me that this might be up my street. I still don’t know what he meant, for this is a pleasant crossword from Hob which runs close … Read more >>
This is my last 15sq. blog for 2013, so a Happy New Year to one and all, and have a great festive time tonight. This last 2013 FT offering was a bit difficult to … Read more >>
As in previous years, I’m giving my solving times for the Indy crossword for 2013 showing the average for each setter. Also info is given on solving times for each day of the … Read more >>
The Christmas Jumbo from Gozo in which we were told “The 52 clues lead to pairs of solutions beginning with all 26 letters of the alphabet, as indicated. Within each pair of clues, … Read more >>