Guardian Cryptic 25458 Araucaria

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Having done so many Araucarian puzzles (I’ve mentioned before that I cut my crytic crossword teeth on his Monkey Puzzles), this is the first time, I’m blogging one.  And it’s typically Araucarian, a … Read more >>

Financial Times no.13,829 by BRADMAN

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Is the FT getting harder, or am I getting stupider? That’s a rhetorical question. Took me a while to work through this lovely puzzle from the Don, which touches on ornithology, pharmacology, philosophy … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,820 – Dante

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Monday Prize Crossword/Oct 10 A gentle puzzle from Mr Natural.  🙂 Nothing to worry about, just a nice starter of the week. Some familiar words (like CHAIRMAN which was similarly clued in the Guardian … Read more >>

Independent 7,803 / Dac

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There was the usual crop of high-quality, carefully crafted clues on offer from Dac this Wednesday morning. As usual, they were as pleasurable to blog as they were to solve. Having said that, … Read more >>

Independent 7,802/Anax

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The good thing about regular crossword solving is that, given any puzzle at random by a non-cruciverbalist, you would expect to be able to prove your worth by casually solving one or two … Read more >>

Financial Times 13827 Gurney

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This continues the series of Gurney puzzles that I have found enjoyable, not too tough.  All nicely clued, with some clever surfaces.  Thanks Gurney.  Definitions are underlined in the clues.  Hidden connection in … Read more >>

Guardian 25,456 – Pasquale

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This is a complete and balanced and absolutely delicious meal from a consummate chef, if you will pardon the culinary parallel … a mini-theme, intriguing linkages between answers, some lovely cryptic definitions, some … Read more >>

Independent 7801 by Quixote

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Pleasing puzzle in Quixote’s normal style.      Solving time, 26 mins. * = anagram ACROSS 1   DEMOCRAT     come reversed in drat 5  ST IVES     Port in Cornwall    I’ve after t (time) in SS (steamship) … Read more >>