Independent 7862 by Nimrod
My last one for the year and it’s a Nimrod, oh dear not again, several days of feasting – well drinking, eating and lounging in front of the tele, let’s be honest here … Read more >>
Financial Times 27th December 2012 – updated 18:44
It looks as if the Financial Times has not been published today because Christmas Day fell on a Sunday which means both 26 and 27 December are Bank Holidays in the UK this … Read more >>
Guardian 25,516 – Boatman
What a tour de force from Boatman today. His device (all twelve of them) may be second; but in my book, it is the top. Bravo Boatman! ACROSS 1 CUBIST Ins of S … Read more >>
Quiptic 632/Orlando
A nicely constructed entry-level puzzle from Orlando for Boxing Day morning. Plenty of anagrams to get you going, but a good range of other devices too. cd cryptic definition dd … Read more >>
Independent 7861/Quixote
I fancy this might be a lonely place today, since you’re all no doubt doing Feast of St Stephen things, but if you are by any chance remotely interested, you’ll find my take … Read more >>
Guardian 25,515 / Rufus
Christmas is over. The world returns to normal, and there are few things more normal for a Guardian solver than a Rufus crossword on a Monday morning. This puzzle has Rufus’s … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,140 by Glow-worm
My records are perhaps not entirely exhaustive, but I think this is the first time I’ve blogged a Glow-worm IoS puzzle. This one was very enjoyable, and was pitched just right for a … Read more >>
Everyman No. 3403 (18th December)
Lorraine: Merry Christmas to you all, This weeks offering took me slightly longer than usual to complete. 9dn took me quite a while to solve, but all in all a most enjoyable puzzle. Thank … Read more >>
Independent 7,854 by Klingsor (Saturday Prize Puzzle, 17/12/2011)
I hope I’m safe to post this today. Closing dates for puzzles are a bit of a moveable feast at this time of year, but according to the paper, the competition should be … Read more >>
Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,508 by Paul
Good stuff from Paul, I found this hard to get started and then quick to finish once I got going. Thank you to Paul, and a merry Christmas to everyone. The theme is children’s … Read more >>
Independent 7,859/Phi
This was a nice, seasonal offering from Phi with a mini theme revolving around 21/23A. There were one or two toughies in here (EVADNE and PHILIPPI in particular), which I’m guessing were constraints … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,884 / Mudd
I had a fun time solving this puzzle. The grid has four nearly independent mini-grids and I worked through them starting from the top-left, going anti-clockwise, with 10a as my last answer in. … Read more >>
Guardian 25,513 – Orlando
A reasonably straightforward puzzle from Orlando (perhaps to soften us up for Araucaria’s Christmas special tomorrow), but with all his usual sound elegance and understated wit. Thanks, Orlando, and Merry Christmas to all … Read more >>
Independent 7858/Morph
Morph has produced a good crossword today, but I’ve never known him not to have a Nina and it is completely lost on me. All that effort and I didn’t even see it. … Read more >>
Financial Times no.13,883 by FALCON
A pleasant, easy-going puzzle, this – ideal for those with lots to do and not enough time to do it, which, with Christmas closing in, probably means most of us. A few great … Read more >>