Guardian Prize 26,101 / Enigmatist
Enigmatist: a name to strike fear, I think, into many a Guardian solver’s heart – and not least that of the one down to blog the day’s puzzle, especially if it’s a Prize. … Read more >>
Independent 8447 (Sat 09-Nov-2013) Bannsider
It has been a while since I blogged a Bannsider and though I have a notoriously bad memory, he still engenders a sense of trepidation… … and then he went and gave me … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,471 by Wanderer
Brilliant puzzle today with 8, 21 so cleverly misleading Across 1 BARGAINING CHIP trading asset BAR (counter) GAINING (winning) CHIP (counter) 10 NICHE corner H (hotel) in NICE … Read more >>
Independent 8,452 by Phi
As we always get on Fridays, a nicely done crossword from Phi that is of the usual level of difficulty, contains some good clues, and doesn’t so far as I can see have any … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1236
Devilishly cunning Across 1 Crotchet (C in piano) affected note for tuning CONCERT PITCH (CROTCHET C IN P)* 9 Good pull partially retracted hairstyle UPDO – hidden backwards in … Read more >>
Guardian 26,106 by Paul
Enjoyable but not too difficult from Paul today. I liked the two long across clues, as well as 1dn and 6dn. Across 1 In a word, very long joke is in a sense … Read more >>
Guardian 26,105 – Chifonie
A typically straightforward and well-crafted puzzle from Chifonie, with his usual generous helping of charades, but also a few rather nice anagrams. Across 1. COWARD Film … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,470 / Orense
Yes, it’s me again, this time due to Ringo’s work commitments today. A very straightforward puzzle which would be ideally suited to novice solvers (though they might need to learn a couple of … Read more >>
Independent 8451 / Nimrod
There’s always a sense of expectation and trepidation when it comes round to blogging on Thursdays – at least for us that is! When we saw that it was Nimrod we knew that … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,461 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword/Nov 4 I didn’t find this Dante crossword easy at all. The left hand side was OK but the rest was much harder. For me, this was Dante-one-level-up. I particularly liked … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,460 by Falcon
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 2, 2013 I found most of this puzzle easy going but was stumped for a while by 19 and 26. I think there are four … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,469 by Io
Following the relatively accessible offering from Io last time he appeared on a Wednesday Io has come back with a real stinker – top stuff! Thank you Io for a great mental workout. … Read more >>
Guardian 26,104 by Gordius
The Grauniad strikes again. There’s a couple of problems today. There’s an error in 14ac and the enumeration is missing in 25d which has caused the blogging software to fail, and despite the … Read more >>
Independent 8,450 / Dac
What would Wednesday be without a Dac (or an occasional Crosophile)? Dac has come up trumps again with a set of finely crafted, wholly sound clues – does he ever not? – with … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1306: TRUSTS IN MEN by Wan
A new setter this week, welcome Wan. The rubric was “Twelve clues contain a thematic object which must be discarded before solving. Twelve other clues contain one in disguise which must also be … Read more >>