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Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 28, 2012 Here is another cracking Cincinnus sporting a repeated clue with different answers (20A and 27A), an outstanding anagram in 22A (BY ALL MEANS), … Read more >>
I have not seen Loroso before, so it was nice to get something new. Not too difficult, but elegant. I liked his clueing style, no stray words or dodgy definitions here. Hold the … Read more >>
Excellent surface readings as usual in this enjoyable puzzle from Dac. As avid filmgoers, we thought 15d read extremely well (even though we are not fans of the Rocky films!) as there really … Read more >>
I put this mostly at the easier end of the spectrum, but none the less pleasing for that; but in reviewing the writeup, I see that I found quite a number of the answers required special comment or explanatory link .
The rubric reads: In several cases the answers to across and down clues clash as to the presence or absence of a letter – lengths in brackets refer to the number of spaces … Read more >>
This is Peto’s second FT puzzle. The first was also blogged by me, and this is in the same calibre, a not difficult, enjoyable start to the week. Thanks Peto. Having said that, … Read more >>
I have been unable to contact the scheduled blogger to find out why a blog for this puzzle hasn’t been posted so here is an analysis of the clues (I can’t remember the … Read more >>
You can never be sure whose puzzle you’ll get as the Tuesday blogger, and I knew I was in for a challenge, and a lot of fun, when I saw it was Anax … Read more >>
Quite a stroll in the park for me with nothing seriously amiss nor spectacular. Neat and concise clueing style adopted today with great economy of words with most clues, short, simple and sweet. … Read more >>
There are some clever clues here, mixed in with some rather tired ones. Nothing too taxing for a Bank Holiday and several to raise a smile. Thank you, Rufus. Across 1 PACIFIC: double … Read more >>
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism An excellent but very tough Leveson themed puzzle. I found the top half of the puzzle a lot easier than the bottom half. There … Read more >>
The only Moley Quiptic I have blogged was also my first on 15sq. I don’t recall the details of the first, except that it was quite straightforward, and today’s is the same. Thanks … Read more >>
I have not been able to polish this blog as intended, as I am coming off a bout of flu, but I think its is all there.
My sense is that the Independent on Sunday puzzle is one that’s pitched at a reasonably accessible level so that ‘lesser mortals’ (and I have deliberately used the inverted commas) can have a … Read more >>
This was very much a puzzle of two halves for me. I rattled off the left-hand side very quickly, helped by the easy anagram-based clues at 1ac and 1dn, but then stalled somewhat … Read more >>