Independent Saturday Prize Puzzle 8369 10/08/13 / Monk
We were expecting a tricky solve for the Prize Puzzle when we saw that it was Monk. We’ve been blogging for well over a year now but this is only the second Monk … Read more >>
Guardian 26,023 / Orlando
It’s always a pleasure to solve (and blog about) Orlando’s puzzles, and this one was true to form. We found it on the easy side for a prize puzzle, but lots of fun … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations 1081: Welcome! by Samuel
This week we had the first solo puzzle from Samuel since he took over the EV editorship. (In case you didn’t know, he made up one third of Samphiry, responsible for EV 1079 … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,393 by Bradman
Tricky fare from The Don – 18a and 23d took some unravelling Across 1 IMPACTED made impression IMP (troublemaker) ACTED (took initiative) 6 SCORCH superficial damage ORC (monster) in … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26028 Philistine
This was an interesting puzzle, with some tricky devices. Thanks to Philistine. The setter being who it was, I was on the lookout for a theme. I think I’ve found it, but am … Read more >>
Independent 8374 / Phi
We sat for quite some while before we managed to solve the first clue, which happened to be 8d. We were becoming increasingly worried that we were never going to be able to … Read more >>
Financial Times no.14,392 by Orense
A welcome return for our friend Orense, who always does a sound job on a Thursday. Having said that, however, the structure of this morning’s puzzle (with its 4 x 15-letter word perimeter), … Read more >>
Independent 8,373 / Morph
It was only a month ago that I had the pleasure of blogging a puzzle by Morph, so I was not expecting to get to blog another for quite some time. I found … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic N° 26,027 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26027. The humour of this one is to be found plentifully, mainly in its surfaces. Across 1. Might a mouse stew do it as a dish of … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,383 – Crux
Monday Prize Crossword/Aug 5 Crux has clearly regained his Monday spot given his recent output. I didn’t have too much trouble solving this crossword (apart from what happened around 4d/10ac) but the fact … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,382 by Cinephile
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 3, 2013 I found this to be a fairly easy puzzle and one of Cinephile’s best. I count six noteworthy clues: 13A (APPLECART), 25A (ATLANTA), … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,391 by Loroso
Loroso was on fine form when he set this one, every clue a gem. I nominate all the across clues for special mention, though each of the down clues is equally good. Thank you Loroso! … Read more >>
Guardian 26,026 / Brendan
It’s always a pleasure to see Brendan’s name at the top of a puzzle and there was no disappointment here. The clues are mostly very straightforward, with a number of anagrams and charades … Read more >>
Independent 8372 / Dac
Dac appears most Wednesdays in the Independent and produces a consistently high standard of good solid crosswords without themes or gimmicks. Today’s puzzle covered a wide range of general knowledge … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1293: What They Do by Kruger
Kruger is becoming a regular setter in the Inquisitor series. The preamble was quite long and stated "The unclued entries (10; 8; 6; 6; 5; 4; 3), with one doing … Read more >>