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Slick and smooth like a well-oiled machine Across 1 Questioning who in French zone will have spirit QUIZZING (questioning) QUI (French for who?) Z (zone) ZING (spirit) 8 Government lawyers … Read more >>
It is Friday today, so it is a pretty safe bet that a puzzle by Phi will await solvers. I found this one quite a challenge to solve, and the elaborate wordplay required … Read more >>
You may have noticed that Eileen has been a bit quiet recently, she’s away and asked me to stand in for her, I half expected an Enigmatist… Actually I’ve never completed … Read more >>
A tough struggle for me, this one; no-one likes to be faced with Aztec charades and 19-letter anagrams first thing in a morning. But I got there in the end. Some very nice … Read more >>
This is the first daily Anax puzzle that I have blogged. I have blogged a couple of his Saturday prize puzzles in the past. It seemed a slightly odd puzzle, … Read more >>
Yesterday’s puzzle from Paul would be a hard act to follow for any setter, and Gordius (not one of my favourite setters, as regular readers will know) suffers in comparison. Most of this … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 30 A Dante crossword that can be found here (in case one needs a reminder of the grid). On the whole Dante’s on a par with himself, even though there was … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 28, 2012 This was a fine if perhaps undistinguished Cincinnus. I especially like 2D (PARODISTS), 14D (EMPATHISED) and 6D (INORDINATE). Across 1. TIPPET – TIPPET[t] … Read more >>
As usual … Does Dac ever depart from his high standards? Across 1 W AVER 4 MISS (JUL 1) E{uropean} — the play by Strindberg 9 ARNOLD BAX — {p}a{t}r{o}n old “backs” 10 … Read more >>
Smooth surfaces, witty definitions and sound clues. I thought this was straightforward and accessible without ever being dull. I suspect this is much harder to achieve than it sounds. Thank you Dogberry. I … Read more >>
The preamble told us: In x clues, there is a misprint of one letter in the definition. The correct letter is y places back alphabetically. In y clues, the wordplay generates the answer … Read more >>
A sparkling offering from Paul.
Considerably less difficult than the last Armonie I blogged. Still, I got nowhere starting from the NW, which I normally do, and instead had to work from the SE. Good fun – some … Read more >>
Surprisingly, this is our first blog of a Punk puzzle. We’ve always enjoyed his quirky and sometimes slightly risqué cluing, and this was a good example, if perhaps not the best we’ve come … Read more >>
All Quiet on the Eastern Front – the grandchildren have returned to London, bringing their grandmother along as well. So Uncle Yap is Alone Again Naturally . Before I get started on the puzzle, let me first … Read more >>