Financial Times 14,479 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword/Nov 25 Falcon’s puzzles are never to be found at the hard end of the FT spectrum but this one was, in my opinion, much easier than usual. However, no complaints about the … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,478 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 23, 2013 I found this puzzle easy with the exception of 5D (REMORTGAGE). It has many good clues from which I pick 10A (TOAST), 12A … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,487 by LOROSO
Easier than some of Loroso’s puzzles, but still no pushover. I like the way that Loroso doesn’t go for the obvious definitions or tenses, lateral thinking is required to make progress. I … Read more >>
Independent 8468 / Dac
We’re into a new month so Dac is back in the Wednesday slot for the next two or three weeks. I doubt if there will be a puzzle on Christmas Day, so will … Read more >>
Guardian 26,122 by Brendan
Enjoyable without being too tricky, with a nice mini-theme. Favourite clues were 11ac, 18ac and 9dn. Across 1 A sailor lacking refinement said to get some military training (7,6) ASSAULT COURSE =”some military … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1309: A Position of Safety? by Nimrod
The preamble for this puzzle by Nimrod stated that "Yes, in one case (enemy repulsed); no, in another (enemy just maybe appropriately positioned). The 43 cells containing letters that are ignored in clue … Read more >>
Photos, including ones of Araucaria
I have recently uploaded some new sets of photos to my Flickr site. There are several sets there covering crossword-related events over the past few years — including Sloggers & Betters, and Enigmatist’s … Read more >>
CloudFlare CAPTCHA – Updated
Update (15:50): I have now received a reply from CloudFlare to say that the problem has been rectified. I no longer get the Challenge page when I log-in or try to post a … Read more >>
Independent 8,467 by Anax
For quite a while Anax was absent from the Indy on weekdays, but he made a welcome reappearance recently and does not seem to have lost any of his flair. There are many … Read more >>
Guardian 26,121 – Arachne
A puzzle from the easy end of the Arachnid spectrum, apart from a couple that delayed me at the end, though no less enjoyable for that, being full of the usual spidery wit, … Read more >>
Financial Times 14486 Neo
Like other Neo puzzles, one that’s not a pushover. In fact, I needed the Nina up high at the top and down low at the bottom, to help me with the last few. Thanks, … Read more >>
Independent 8,466 by Quixote
Second blog today so a bit rushed, seemed quite easy except for 1ac which I’d not heard of. Across 1 CY PRES Fancy President will squash this law (2,4) New to me … Read more >>
Guardian 26,120 by Rufus
Typical Rufus crossword of cryptic and double definitions to start the week. Not much else to add but a welcome change of grid compared to the recent ones of his I’ve done. Across … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 733 / Nutmeg
As you probably discovered, having so many unchecked letters at the start of words makes a crossword a bit harder to start with, but the ‘unchecked’ first letters were really checked after all … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 125 / Paul
Quite typically, I forgot I was meant to be blogging the Genius puzzle this month, so we solved it in a rush this morning in order to get this post done. This was … Read more >>