Guardian 25,597 / Araucaria
Stella appears to have gone walkabout so I am a late stand-in. A bit of fun from the good Rev today, with some characteristic liberties, though I must admit that it took me a … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,966 by Orense
Fair puzzle and a nifty solve ACROSS 1 DEAD RINGER LATE dead RINGER caller 7 FIST hand FAST firm swapping A for I 9 PLAN design PLAN[t] most of factory … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1150
Straightforward solve this week – very enjoyable ACROSS 2 Want man in hospital to have cherries BLACKHEARTS cherries LACK want HE in BARTS hospital 10 Figures with how many faces? … Read more >>
Independent 7943 / Phi
We were pleased to have another Phi to blog but for some reason this wasn’t as much fun as some of his more recent ones. There’s nothing to complain about, all the clues … Read more >>
Financial Times no.13,965 by LOROSO
An invigorating challenge to start the day. Some clues took me far longer to solve than they should have, but I’d still rate this is as an above-average toughie by FT standards. Thank-you, Loroso. … Read more >>
Independent 7,942 / Nestor
My one-in-every-four Thursday slot has thrown up a Nestor several times recently, and I am certainly not complaining! With Nestor, you know that you have a challenge on your hands, but you also … Read more >>
Guardian 25,596 – Paul
Yes, it’s me again – I’m standing in for Eileen, who is away. After Brendan yesterday I was delighted again to get Paul today, with a lot of his trademark humour and cheeky … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,956 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword/Mar 19 A typical Dante puzzle , enjoyable as ever. Definitions are underlined and/or referred to in the blog. Across 1 RUSTED Condition of tank, perhaps, after attack from the … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,955 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of March 17, 2012 A couple of people I correspond with did not like this puzzle but I did. Indeed I think that Mudd is getting better … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,964 by Cinephile
Another very enjoyable puzzle from Cinephile: varied, witty and educational as always. Thank you Cinephile. Hold the mouse pointer over any clue number to read the clue. Across 9 CONSIGNIA CON (trick) SIGNorA (Italian lady) … Read more >>
Financial Times 13963 Neo
The FT Tuesday gremlin struck yesterday, and the puzzle appeared only today, at the same time as today’s puzzle. I have liked Neo’s puzzles, and this was no exception, it was perhaps a … Read more >>
Independent 7941 / Crosophile
This was a good example of a daily puzzle. The entries are everyday words and the clues conjured up plenty of mental images, many involving enjoyable misdirection. I struggled a bit deconstructing the … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1221: Known – or Unknown by Nimrod
The preamble for this puzzle appeared mind-bogglingly complex on first read through. It went as follows: What started off as x (between a, b and cde) may have been compromised by a direction … Read more >>
Guardian 25,595 – Brendan
I don’t think I’ve blogged a Brendan puzzle for a while, so it was a delight to get this one, with lots of references to … Macbeth, which is one of the Shakespeare … Read more >>
Independent 7940/Anax
An excellent offering from Anax today. It seems that he is making his crosswords a bit more accessible, without the devilish twists of wordplay that have characterised his puzzles in the past. Although, … Read more >>