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Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of June 30, 2012 I breezed through about half of this puzzle and then got stuck for a good while before finishing it, finding the top-left quadrant … Read more >>
As usual from Dac, an impressive contribution. Several of these clues have an &lit. quality (and quality is the word), so many in fact that while solving one tends to say “I can’t see … Read more >>
This was mostly straighforward but with just a few much harder clues thrown in to the mix. I liked the &lits here, both comple and partial. My favourite, though probably the easiest, was … Read more >>
I would put this at the easier end of the Guardian spectrum; the clue constructions are generally straightforward, with finely crafted surfaces. All in all, just the kind of puzzle that I an happy to see when it is my turn to blog. Thank you, Pasquale.
A fairly painless puzzle this week. The route from 1 to 38 [unclued] may be deduced from the letters that are ignored in the wordplay to 12 clues together with the other unclued … Read more >>
An easy enough puzzle, until I got bogged down with the last one in; there were some unusual and challenging definitions. Thanks Jason. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the … Read more >>
An interesting themed puzzle today, with the themed items generally forming part of the wordplay rather than the answers themselves. This made it a bit trickier than other themed puzzles where you can … Read more >>
A very enjoyable and mixed bag of goodies which will challenge you and make you grin at times. Most entertaining … … and I like the way some of the clues are cross-referenced … Read more >>
I shall be blogging this puzzle once the deadline for submissions has passed. Solvers who are struggling with it may care to note the slight amendment to the enumeration of certain of the … Read more >>
A fine Quiptic from Arachne – everything clearly clued, a good range of devices, no obscurities, and some wit thrown in for good measure. I’m sure others will have enjoyed this as much … Read more >>
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism This was just the right level to be fairly challenging to less experienced solvers, although unlikely to cause problems for the more experienced. As … Read more >>
Another Monday Rufus in his standard easy style. Thanks Rufus. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[Pictures at the bottom have an identified link to the puzzle. As usual, please double-bracket any comment … Read more >>
Back to a slightly tougher crossword this time. At least that’s how I found it, both to get started and to find those last pesky couple of answers. I’ll admit after getting started, … Read more >>
Pretty much a mid-paced week in terms of difficulty, I think. Lots of unfamiliar terms to work out, so very satisfying to polish off. I think everything made sense, though I’m not 100% … Read more >>
Great stuff as always from Raich. I found a couple of terms slightly unfamiliar, such as at 10ac and 5dn, but in all cases the wordplay was unambiguous. I didn’t spot any themes … Read more >>