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A delightful, well-constructed entry-level puzzle from Everyman, with a variety of devices and everything clearly clued. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] … Read more >>
I found this to be a distinctly challenging puzzle, although I didn’t help myself by a stupid error which delayed my solving of 26 across, the key to the theme. There seemed to … Read more >>
An enjoyable prize puzzle from Monk – with an interesting twist, or two… Apologies but a manic week and two blogs to complete tonight mean this will have to be quick. I started … Read more >>
I found this puzzle quite challenging, partly due to a gap in my cultural references, which will be revealed – although I suspect many people who don’t have this gap may have got … Read more >>
Pretty tricky today Across 1 INFRINGE break IN RING (item of jewellery) in F[armhous]E 5 HARLOT tramp R (right) in (A HOT [mea]L)* 9 CLERICAL white-collar C[rime] L[inked] ERICA … Read more >>
What a treat to end the week! – Araucaria in great form, in a puzzle with one of his own favourite themes. It was something of a puzzle of two halves for me. … Read more >>
Excellent as usual Across 1”You’re another,” said Aberdonian in old cap TU QUOQUE (Latin) QUO (said Scots) in TUQUE (Canadian cap) 7 American money keeping American in step PEAG … Read more >>
It’s Friday today, so one would expect to be doing battle with Phi. A medium-difficulty puzzle today, in my view, with no apparent theme, although it could well have gone straight over my … Read more >>
Cryptic crosswords don’t come much more straightforward than this morning’s offering from Jason (a hiccup at 27ac. excepted). Smart, tidy, by-the-book and breezily enjoyable – thank-you, Jason. ACROSS 1. PULL THE PLUG Double definition … Read more >>
I don’t think I have blogged an eXternal puzzle before although I know he/she has produced puzzles for Independent on Sunday and the Inquisitor series in the Saturday Independent. This … Read more >>
Once again I am typing this on a small laptop in a hotel room on a slow connection, so please excuse some rather abbreviated explanations and probably some typos. I think “slow but … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/June 3 A pleasant puzzle by Crux which contained a bit more cryptic-flavoured definitions than usual. But as my best friends know, it is perhaps my favourite device …….. 🙂 [is it?]. That … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 1, 2013 This was not my favourite Mudd. I found the puzzle both difficult and relatively unrewarding. I do applaud three fine clues, 22A (NORWAY), … Read more >>
Super themed puzzle from Gozo but consumed in a bit of a rush today as I was very late getting started, a shame that I did not have time to savour this puzzle … Read more >>
As always a smooth operation from Dac. He has the ability to find the most straightforward parsing of a word, as witness the number of answers that are blogged here without comment. Which … Read more >>