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Monday Prize Crossword/April 15 Nothing too tricky in this typical Dante crossword. Apart from the odd homophone and the palindrome at 16ac, Dante restricted himself to the standard devices. We were given cds … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 13, 2013 I found this Cincinnus puzzle trickier than most but well up to his usual standard. My clues of the week are 16A (BENISON), … Read more >>
An easier than usual puzzle from Monk, he has taken pity on us this week. Having said that there is still one I cannot explain, so any help appreciated. Enjoyable to solve as … Read more >>
It’s been quite a while since we saw Enigmatist on a weekday — not since 5 July last year in fact — and as always I was a little apprehensive when I saw … Read more >>
Dac puzzles are always a joy for a blogger. The clues are excellent and the wordplay is 99% crystal clear. This puzzle seemed to me to be perhaps on easier … Read more >>
This week’s Inquisitor has a new setter – Wickball. Welcome Sir [or Madam] The puzzle is entitled ‘The Long View’ with a preamble that stated "Every clue yields a redundant letter, either in … Read more >>
This was trickier than the usual Tuesday FT. So much so that I had to get help from a better solver than I, to complete it, which partly accounts for the slightly later blog. … Read more >>
The theme that Scorpion has used here worried me a bit at first because I felt my knowledge of these things generally was a bit thin, but it soon became clear that all … Read more >>
I cannot say I enjoyed this too much today and I am not grumpy. (Why do some people say I am grumpy whenever I point out something I do not like very much?) … Read more >>
Enjoyable and not too difficult. Favourite clues were 18a, 21a and 11d. Across 1 GREAT APE =”Animal” EAT=”to have a meal” inside GRAPE=”fruit” 5 YAMMER =”Complain consistently” Y=”Yankee” in the phonetic alphabet + … Read more >>
After his offering on the day of the royal wedding in 2011, some folk had Morph inked in for a Thatcher tribute puzzle last Wednesday; but the editor seems to have resisted that … Read more >>
The crossword may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/quiptic/701.
A nice challenge from Nitsy, which took me a couple of sittings to finish. No queries with any of the answers though which is always a good sign. And special plaudits for the … Read more >>
A puzzle in the usual Everyman style. One or two weakish clues today, though, I thought. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator … Read more >>
A single unresolved wordplay and what appears to be a mistake by our friend Azed. Difficulty about mid-range for Azed — not terribly easy but nonetheless solvable by mere mortals such as myself. See … Read more >>