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Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 17, 2013 I enjoyed this puzzle very much although I was stumped for a long time on 23A (PUNCHEONS). My top-rated clues are 16A (ENDGAME), … Read more >>
An anniversary puzzle from Gaff. The problem with this sort of puzzle is that though the theme is topical and the result elegant half the grid is a write-in. I did enjoy this, … Read more >>
I’m sometimes a bit apprehensive when seeing Brummie’s name on a puzzle that I have to blog, but generally they turns out to be easier than they look, and so it was in … Read more >>
Rorschach’s first puzzle was published in the Indy just over a year ago on July 5th and since then there have only been four others. Some of his offerings have been devilish to … Read more >>
Preamble: Unnumbered, unclued down entries have something in common with the individual given by the three unclued across answers in order, thanks to 6 down (also unclued). The link is given by the … Read more >>
Back after the Bank holiday sunshine and an 8 hour trip to Felixstowe (don’t ask). Not sure how many Gordius puzzles I’ve done let alone blogged, there’s one or two clues where I’m … Read more >>
It is Tuesday today and it falls to me to bog Hob’s latest puzzle, my second opportunity to do so in the last two months. I found this a quirky and thoroughly entertaining … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://media.ft.com/cms/98819eac-0439-11e3-8aab-00144feab7de.pdf.
A fine puzzle from Pan. Full of charades, anagrams, hidden answers and insertions, with nary a cryptic or double definition in sight (well, maybe just one …) Just what a Quiptic should be. … Read more >>
Another sound as a pound Quixote Monday offering. When I’m trying to persuade friends to get beyond the ‘Oh, I can’t do cryptics’ stage and have a go, I always recommend Quixote on … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26036.
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3489. Everyman in top form, producing a couple of splendid anagrams, sparkling surfaces, the odd more complex clue structure, and even, in 16D, managing to sneak in … Read more >>
It’s the first time I’ve blogged a Commoner puzzle, although I think he has had a few published in the IoS before. I really enjoyed this one: there was some quite complicated wordplay, … Read more >>
Sitting on the dock by the bay as we speak. But in Seattle waiting for a flight to the San Juans. Where I will have no internet access. Fairly easy standard fare from … Read more >>
Enigmatist puzzles are rather few and far between these days, so this was a welcome return to the prize slot. On the whole, I didn’t find it quite so tortuous as his puzzles … Read more >>