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A festive offering from Everyman – clearly clued and good fun as always. There were a number of clues that related to the festive season – which I hope you all enjoyed. Best … Read more >>
‘Tis the Saturday before Christmas and a puzzle from Tyrus to blog – what could be better? Another Tyrus puzzle full of original ideas led to much head scratching for me, for which … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Dec 17 An overall enjoyable Crux crossword to end another year of blogging. So, A Very Happy New Year to everyone out there! At this place, I would like to thank Dante … Read more >>
Another annoyingly misleading editing error in the preamble – which starts: ‘Half of the 24 clued answers…’ but should probably start: ‘Half of the 48 clued answers…’, or ‘Of the 48 clued answers, 24/half…’. … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of 15 December, 2012 I found the upper half of this puzzle to be easy and the lower half difficult. And overall, I find it rather unsatisfactory. … Read more >>
Absolute corker – especially 15down Across 1 APPOSITE suitable A P (quiet) PO (river) SITE (location) 5 SPELLS dd 9 ABEYANCE suspension ANC (African party) in A B (British) … Read more >>
A Christmas cracker from Boatman – a very clever puzzle, which exploits its theme to the full, with some very witty clues, ingenious constructions and excellent surfaces. I came a bit of a … Read more >>
As this is to be my last appearance as a blogger in 2012, I was hoping to produce a comprehensive blog of today’s puzzle, which is by Phi, as might be expected. As … Read more >>
Due to post-Christmas activities today’s blog is rather rushed and abbreviated – apologies for any errors or omissions. Standard Gordius stuff, I think, though with the pressure of time I haven’t considered it … Read more >>
Fine fare Across 1 INDISCREET (tactless) (CRETIN DIES)* 7 SAFE dd 9 STAG (animal) T[hreatened] in SAG (decline) 10 ASTOUNDING (shocking) [h]OUND (‘arry) in STING (scam) 11 SCREEN (guard) … Read more >>
There were some clever clues in this puzzle, including at least three &Lit ones. Also , a good bit of lateral thinking was required in places. The puzzle, to my mind, was an … Read more >>
A nice crossword from Anax themed around 16ac and 6dn that so far as I can see, apart from the fact that 16ac is often a Christmas show, has no connection with the season. … Read more >>
Nothing too taxing to solve after a sumptuous Christmas dinner, but a fine set of witty clues.
Haven’t seen Glow-worm for nearly a year now, so welcome back. I’ll be hiking on Gran Canaria when this comes out, and won’t be checking any comments until I return. Each of … Read more >>
Festive fare from the Don Across 1 MASS dd 3 HAVERSACKS bags AVERS (states) in HACKS (cuts) 9 SKIABLE (IS BLEAK)* 11 EXACTOR demanding person EX ACTOR 12… Once … Read more >>