Guardian Quiptic 620/Arachne
It’s over a year since I started blogging the Quiptic, but it’s the first time I’ve become entangled in Arachne’s web. She’s produced a very pleasing entry-level puzzle for us today, I think. … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 25443 Rufus
Another Monday crossword in Rufus’s recognisable style. Quite a few cryptic and double definitions with an economy of words. And a couple of nautical references. Thanks Rufus, I enjoyed this. For some reason, … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1,127
A satisfying Sunday puzzle as always. With a bit of patience I managed all but one entry (4dn) before reaching for help. I think I’ve explained everything this week, but do ask if … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,128 by Poins
I must admit that I’d overlooked that it was my turn to blog this week, so unfortunately I didn’t take detailed notes as I solved. A week on, this all seems relatively straightforward, … Read more >>
AZED No. 2,052 Plain
Nick: I found this quite a toughy this week, giving my rating of 8/10 on the Azedian hardness scale. I got tied up in the bottom half of the grid trying to correctly … Read more >>
Everyman No. 3391 (25th September)
Lorraine: Good morning to you all. Thank you Everyman for the varied and interesting anagrams this week. I thoroughly enjoyed this weeks offering, 24ac was one of my favourites but they are all too … Read more >>
Genius 99
Enigmatist is one of the most prolific crossword setters and has a knack of introducing new ideas and twists into his puzzles. I think this was probably one of the more offbeat of … Read more >>
Independent 7782 by Nimrod (Saturday prize puzzle 24th September 2011)
A good one for the pub on a Saturday afternoon, you might say. Certainly a drinking theme this week or more accurately a drinking to excess theme. Maybe a 17dn of what happens … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 985: Choice by Raich
The preamble refers to a quotation which links the three unclued entries – indicating one as being a choice between the other two. The speaker is hidden in the grid, and extra letters … Read more >>
Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,436 by Paul
Not exactly a full-blown theme, but plenty of artists dotted about in here, and the now trademark smattering of smutty words in the clues. Thanks to Paul for a varied and entertaining crossword. … Read more >>
Independent 7,787/Phi
If you went looking for the Indy puzzle online this morning or tried to download it using a mobile app (as I did), you may well have found a Glowworm puzzle, or absolutely … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,812 / Falcon
A very straightforward puzzle from Falcon today which took far longer to blog than it did to solve. The only obscurity, for me, was the Agatha Christie novel in 26dn but it didn’t … Read more >>
Guardian 25,441 – Gordius
A typical Gordius, with some nice ideas but sometimes flawed by inaccurate or clumsy execution, though my opinion may be coloured by having had to solve it (and write this) in rather a … Read more >>
Independent 7786/Anax
My apologies if this blog is on the late side. Having done the crossword by about 1 am, I managed to wipe it by mistake and when I tried to get back into … Read more >>
Financial Times no.13,811 by HAMILTON
It seems a pity to be negative on such a glorious autumn morning, but… I didn’t find this very satisfactory at all, I’m afraid. Too much of the clueing was overcooked or awkward … Read more >>