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Guardian Quiptic 684/Moley

Mon December 24, 2012 at 9:34 am by Pierre

You’re probably all too busy doing last-minute stuff to be solving crosswords or reading blogs, so in an effort to get you to have a look at a lovely Quiptic from Moley, I … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 25827 Rufus

Mon December 24, 2012 at 9:13 pmMon December 24, 2012 at 9:29 am by scchua

Firstly, thank you to PeeDee, Andrew and BertandJoyce for filling in for me while I was away. Also, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to one and all at Fifteensquared. In … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,189

Sun December 23, 2012 at 3:54 pm by Simon Harding

A pretty tough week, though everything fell into place in the end. I think I’ve explained everything, but must admit that Chambers got quite a thumbing whilst blogging! *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic … Read more >>

Everyman No. 3454 (16th December)

Sun December 23, 2012 at 6:30 am by The Trafites

Lorraine: Good morning to you all, Good all round puzzle this week, I enjoyed it immensly. Lots of anagrams which is one of my favourite type of clue. I thought 26ac was a good … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1,191 by Donk

Sun December 23, 2012 at 7:36 pmSun December 23, 2012 at 5:53 am by Simon Harding

I think this is the first time I’ve blogged a Donk puzzle, and in fact it may be only the setter’s second appearance on a Sunday. This kept me busy most of the … Read more >>

Azed 2115

Sun December 23, 2012 at 2:00 am by duncanshiell

Another very sound set of clues from Azed, making full use of the more obscure meanings of words. You always know where you stand with Azed. If you feel unhappy with the parsing … Read more >>

Independent 8166 by Anax (Saturday Prize Puzzle 15 December 2012)

Sat December 22, 2012 at 6:31 amSat December 22, 2012 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

The first thing that struck me about this puzzle was the amount of white space amongst the clues – combined with the identity of the setter, Anax, this was enough to strike fear … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No.1047 – X Marks the ???? by Rustic

Sun December 23, 2012 at 12:30 amSat December 22, 2012 at 12:00 am by Mister Sting

There are two errors in the first sentence of this EV’s preamble. There are dots rather than commas separating some of the numbers giving word lengths for the quotation, which is described as “running clockwise IN THE MOST of the perimeter”. I appreciate that these are small mistakes (and not the setter’s fault), but they irk me.

Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,820 by Shed

Sat December 22, 2012 at 8:56 amSat December 22, 2012 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

I found this a bit lacklustre. There was nothing actually wrong with any of the clues but overall the puzzle seemed to lack a little sparkle. Normally I find puzzles from … Read more >>

Guardian 25,825 – Puck

Fri December 21, 2012 at 9:53 amFri December 21, 2012 at 9:06 am by Andrew

Some tricky stuff here from Puck – I took a while to get going on this, and even when a lucky guess gave me the crucial 26,16 there was still some work to … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,193 by Sleuth

Fri December 21, 2012 at 8:46 am by Jed

Clever stuff Across 9 SCROUNGER sponge SC scilicet – namely [l]OUNGER couch minus L left 10 UNTIL before UNLIT dark L and T swapped 11 AMIABLE friendly AM assembly member … Read more >>

Independent 8171 / Phi

Fri June 9, 2017 at 6:55 pmFri December 21, 2012 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

It’s Friday, so it’s Phi with one of those grids that makes you look closely at the result. Earlier this year – around 7th February – the 200th anniversary of … Read more >>

Independent 8170/Scorpion

Thu December 20, 2012 at 11:55 amThu December 20, 2012 at 11:21 am by John

A very good crossword from Scorpion today, full of excellent clues, and hardly anything to quibble about. It also has a theme of which I approve — it is possible to solve the crossword … Read more >>

Financial Times no.14,192 by Orense

Thu December 20, 2012 at 10:46 am by Ringo

My brain has already gone on its Christmas holidays. This, coupled with a handful of tricky words, made this enjoyable offering from Orense a tougher-than-expected solve – but there was a reward waiting … Read more >>

Guardian 25,824 – Chifonie

Thu December 20, 2012 at 9:25 am by manehi

Very straightforward for a Thursday, without much misdirection in the definitions. Across 1 ON TIME =”punctual” ONE=”Somebody” around TIM=”boy” 4 PEA GREEN =”colour” PEN=”Writer” around AGREE=”match” 9 ON EDGE =”Nervous” ON=”working” + EDGE=”creep” … Read more >>