Not a great deal to say about this one…
Photos from Derby S&B, 17 May
At last Saturday’s S&B meeting, Peter (Kathryn’s Dad) and Anax took some photos, which you can find here: Photos from Derby
Guardian Cryptic N° 26,266 by Crucible
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26266. As usual, answer definitions are underlined in the clues; single quotes denote relevant portions of the clue, capital letters indicate answers or portions thereof, and bold capitals … Read more >>
Independent 8,612 / Punk
Today’s sees Punk’s latest offering, sure to stretch and to entertain in equal measure. In actual fact, this puzzle stretched me less than many of Punk’s creations have, although the dip in level … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,619 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword/May 12 Familiar start to the FT week by Dante. However, there is one clue (1d) in which something seems to be missing unless I am on the wrong track. Definitions … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,618 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 10, 2014 I found this a good, if rather run-of-the-mill, puzzle. My top clues are 9A (BLIMEY) and 15D (BACON). ACROSS 1 Restriction confining private … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,627 by ALBERICH
Alberich makes us work hard today, but everything is there waiting to be found. Thank you Alberich.
Guardian 26,265 / Paul
I started solving this puzzle before breakfast but had to break off and go and have some! Nothing too taxing but lots of fun and some lovely clues. Many thanks, Paul Across 1 … Read more >>
Independent 8611 / Dac
A standard good quality puzzle from Dac today without any themes or messages. All entries in today’s puzzles were reasonably well known words or phrases that I might use in … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1333: Gamble by Gila
This Inquisitor by Gila brought back a few memories of evenings sat in front of the television. There was a fairly lengthy preamble that stated "Three across and three down … Read more >>
Guardian 26,264 by Chifonie
Found this enjoyable and tough – got stuck in the west half of the grid, but Chifonie’s usual neat clueing got me there in the end. 20ac last in, and probably my favourite.
Financial Times 14626 Armonie
(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.) A straightforward and enjoyable puzzle from … Read more >>
Financial Times 14626 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) A straightforward and enjoyable puzzle from Armonie, to whom, thanks. Definitions are underlined in … Read more >>
Independent 8,610 by Radian
A high-quality crossword from Radian which took me longer than it should have done in retrospect, since the clues are generally quite clear, as witness the fact that many of the explanations below have been explained without words.
The theme is 18ac words, of which we have examples in 11ac (probably), 25ac, 13dn, 15dn, 19dn and no doubt several others that I can’t immediately see. There are some words, like 4dn or 23dn, whose letters are formed in a certain way, but they are not so far as I know 18ac words.
Definitions in italics.
Guardian Quiptic 757 / Moley
My apologies for the late appearance of this post. I needed to be reminded (thanks Pierre) that the scheduled blogger had not turned up. In the interest of minimising the lateness, I will … Read more >>