Nice mostly gentle run out from Kairos today.
Guardian Quiptic 751 Moley
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Guardian Quiptic 751 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) A standard Quiptic puzzle, with lots of anagrams to help the solver. Enjoyable. Thanks … Read more >>
Guardian 26,227 by Rufus
Enjoyed this, but just wasn’t on the right wavelength for Rufus’s cryptic defs this week, so my last couple in took considerably longer after the rest was done. 27ac was my favourite.
Beelzebub 1,256
After a few rather challenging weeks on the trot, this puzzle seemed a little more tractable. In fact I was back to my old tricks of thinking I’d finished the whole thing unaided, … Read more >>
Azed No 2182
The usual eclectic mix from Azed.
Everyman N° 3,251 (30 March 2014)
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3521. I did not think this Everyman was one of the very best, with a couple of weakish clues (21A, 8D), and a generous sprinkling of envelopes, … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 129 / Puck
The preamble told us that eleven clues lead to the second part of a thematically related solution, not further defined. However, the letter counts with these clues refer to the first part of … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1258/Alchemi
I enjoyed this Sunday’s offering from Alchemi. Generally a puzzle in the usual accessible IoS style; but that said, there were a number of clues where I had to head-scratch a bit before … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 26,220 / Paul
I really enjoyed this. It all went in without any problems but with lots of entertainment and smiles along the way, with a mini-theme to help keep things going. I know Paul’s somewhat … Read more >>
Independent 8566 (Sat 29-March 2014) Morph
I was very pleased to see I’d drawn a Morph puzzle this time as I always find them entertaining. Seeing 1D mentioned in several clues I naturally tried to crack that first, but … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations 1114 Around the World by Wiglaf
Only 20 non-standard clues this week – 6 without definitions and 14 with an additional letter in the wordplay which give a specific way of travelling around the world. However, the grid, also, has … Read more >>
Independent 8,571 by Phi
The standard Phi: all very good and one can hardly find fault with any of the clues, some of which are nice.
I’m not quite sure what the theme is: there are many Australian towns dotted around the grid, and also several Scottish ones, and Perth could be either, but is there anything further?
Definitions in italics.
MIDLANDS SLOGGERS & BETTERS 4 – 17/5/2014
Just a bit of advance warning that Eileen and I have organised another Midlands Sloggers and Betters get-together for Saturday 17th May, starting at 1230, with lunch served around 1300. As before, it … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,588 by BRADMAN
Thanks to Bradman for a grid that was a pleasurable walkthrough, much like yesterday’s from Magwitch. I needed a bit of help to check my answer for 15d. My last two answers in were 10A and 14A which I had trouble with parsing.
Also – thanks to Gaufrid for covering for me last week . Have a good weekend all !!