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Monday Prize Crossword/Nov 19 Good to see, once more, another setter than Rufus or Crux on a Monday. Armonie’s puzzles for the FT usually appear on a Tuesday (as do the crosswords by … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 17, 2012 Here we have another splendid, and fairly easy, Cincinnus. I applaud especially 9A (REVEL), 17A (NOSEBAG), 8A (ABSTAINER) and 18D (GAUCHOS). Across 1. … Read more >>
A great thematic puzzle from Gozo, a mid-week treat! All the undefined clues are writers. I thought this was a very well executed theme as discovering the theme did not turn the clues … Read more >>
As always on the last Wednesday of the month it’s Crosophile, who makes a good job of being a Dac equivalent. Roughly the same level of difficulty, and some nice clues. I have … Read more >>
I think this may produce some varied responses, depending on the appetite for Araucaria’s liberties.
Eclogue is a setter new to the Inquisitor, though I gather from Dave Hennings’ Crossword Database that they have featured in Magpie over the last couple of years. (I say “they” because a … Read more >>
This is only my second [I think] foray into Indy blogging territory – standing in for Bert and Joyce today. The Guardian is my puzzle of choice but, since discovering 15², I do … Read more >>
If I had not been told otherwise, I might have taken this for a Rufus – or should I say Dante? – and none the worse for that.
I wonder whether you pronounce the name of this setter as you would chaos? But chaotic, this puzzle isn’t … in fact, quite solveable and entertaining to boot. Thanks to ToniL’s post @1, … Read more >>
With apologies for its late appearance (see below), here’s my brief blog of Quixote’s puzzle today. Another good’un from our regular Monday setter, but someone else will have to explain 21dn. … Read more >>
My apologies for being late (again). I had forgotten I was on duty today and had to be politely remided by Gaufrid. There were lovely surfaces all the way though this, it as a … Read more >>
The Independent crossword does not appear to want to come out to play this morning – all I get is an error message. I will keep trying, and if that fails I will … Read more >>
A delightful Quiptic from Orlando, which I think would have been a treat for the intended audience. Plenty of wit, a good variety of devices, and some lovely surfaces. Abbreviations … Read more >>
This was certainly a topping crossword … …there were a variety of tops in it: Jersey, Poncho, Kimono. I must’ve been “on song” solving this, one lunchtime, as I had solved all but … Read more >>
Quite a tough week, with lots of good vocabulary to discover. Perhaps a grid we haven’t seen before, as I don’t remember ever blogging a Beelzebub with quite so many across clues. *=anag, … Read more >>