Financial Times 13,961 by Cincinnus
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 24, 2012 Here is another impressively brilliant puzzle from Cincinnus. Among a good number of exceptional clues I would pick out the fine &lit. of … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,970 / Aardvark
PeeDee is busy today which has given me the opportunity to return, briefly, to what used to be my regular Wednesday FT slot. This took me longer than usual for an FT puzzle, … Read more >>
Guardian 25,601 / Brummie
Many thanks to Andrew for standing in for me last week. A reasonably straightforward puzzle from Brummie, which I found quite enjoyable but the very clear definitions and / or enumeration in the … Read more >>
Independent 7,947 / Dac
It’s Wednesday today, so it’s that time of the week that more often than not sees a Dac puzzle in the Indy. I made steady progress through this puzzle until I reached the … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1222: JOINER by Hypnos
Reasonable start this week, but a tricky finish. We were asked to identify a “joiner” from “components” deduced from the unclued entries, and from misprinted letters in 15 clues. There were also blank … Read more >>
Financial Times 13969 Armonie
A straightforward start to the FT week again (and no glitches too), so thanks to Armonie for an enjoyable crossword. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Each picture at the bottom has an … Read more >>
Independent 7946 / Eimi
This was a different puzzle from many Independent daily crosswords. For a start there were 36 clues, significantly more than is usual in a daily blocked crossword. I thought also … Read more >>
Guardian 25,600 – Arachne
The Spider Woman spun a very tricky web of intrigue and mystery today in a challenging puzzle with quite a fair number of unfamiliar words; but, as usual, very fair and entertaining. Thank … Read more >>
Independent 7945 by Quixote
I find Quixote pretty much the easiest of the Indy setters and I found this puzzle very easy indeed even by his standards, solving in what for me was a very fast time … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 646 / Arachne
I must remember to do the lottery on Saturday, as this must be my lucky week – my second Arachne Quiptic in succession! Perhaps a little harder than some Quiptics, but the smile … Read more >>
Guardian 25,599 – Rufus
Maybe I just wasn’t on the right wavelength today, but I found this a lot harder than usual for Rufus. Most of the clues I had trouble with are double or cryptic definitions, … Read more >>
Cyclops 465: The canine testicles
The usual fun from Cyclops, who has managed as ever to work all sorts of salacious references into wordplay for simple and innocent words. Clue of the fortnight, though, has to be 17a, … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1153: Poins. Heart to heart
An entertaining puzzle from Poins, with a mini-theme of HEART (24d). Apologies for late and swiftly posted blog, and for any mistakes I have overlooked. Across 1 BALSA Model makers use it with … Read more >>
Everyman No. 3416 (25th March)
Lorraine: Good morning to you all, Unusually I did not do this weeks puzzle on Sunday but did it during the week. Lots of lovely clue’s this week, ‘bootless’ had me stuck for a … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 105 / Crucible
The Genius puzzle could be described as one of the blocked crossword world’s entry into the more challenging type of crossword arena championed by the likes of The Inquisitor, Enigmatic Variations and The … Read more >>