Independent 7809 by Crosophile
Crosophile reappears to give Dac a rest, only just done one from him in Sunday’s Independent of 3 days ago but I don’t think that’s giving too much away on that one, yesterday … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1199: In Attendance by Phi
The preamble tells us that significant points (we’re not told how many) of a trajectory using a “33” (10 letters) and implied by a song are omitted from wordplay. (Yikes, what the H … Read more >>
Financial Times 13833 Gaff
An entertaining puzzle from Gaff. The theme subject was wide enough, though to be honest, it didn’t enter into my solving of it, as I took 11A literally as it was. Almost on completion, … Read more >>
Independent 7,808 / Scorpion
I had to dig deep this morning to complete and blog this one in time, which is not unusual for a Scorpion puzzle or, indeed, for a puzzle using a grid such as … Read more >>
Guardian 25,462 – Araucaria
What a tour de force from The Master. He has so skillfully woven a grid to include all the wives of King Henry VIII that today, I learned only one new … Read more >>
Independent 7807/Punk
Possibly the weirdest solving experience I’ve ever had. I blogged a Punk a couple of months ago, and really enjoyed it. That one was pretty straightforward, but this one … well, tell me … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 623 Pan
A straightforward Quiptic, nicely pitched. The key to a quick solve are the 4 long answers horizontally and vertically around the centre. One of them was a new word to me, though the … Read more >>
Guardian 25,461 / Rufus
A pleasant Rufus puzzle to start the week, with the expected succinctly elegant surfaces and touches of wry humour, with a liberal sprinkling of double definitions. There are a couple of old favourite … Read more >>
Cyclops 454: Body parts
Even for a Cyclops, this one abounded in anatomical references. A fairly quick solve for me — nothing in the clues really held me up. Across 8 PSALTERY Players pissed round toilet’s entrance … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1130
A smooth and enjoyable ride this week dd = double definition ( )* = anagram { } = omit < = reverse ACROSS 1 Start … Read more >>
Everyman crossword No 3,394
A slightly more difficult offering than usual this week from Everyman, at least in a couple of clues. Even so, great fun, and the welcome chance to look up one of my favourite … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1131/Poins
I found this quite a tough puzzle from Poins, but I didn’t help myself by initially entering a couple of wrong answers. That could be because I decided to tackle it with a … Read more >>
Azed 2055/all’s fair
A fairly straightforward Azed — relatively speaking. The usual frequent excursions to the BRB. But must be said, Azed is rarely if ever unfair and this is no exception. Across 1 S(LACK … Read more >>
Independent 7800 – Saturday Prize Puzzle – 15 October 2011 / Nestor
In one of the crossword blog sites I was reading last week I came across a comment from someone who said they enjoyed a specific crossword because the clues had ‘no triple lutz reversed … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No.988 – Pairs by Oxymoron
I found this an enjoyable little number. A certain amount of cold solving required for the thematic clues, but it was helpful that they were listed in alphabetical order. No word lengths given, … Read more >>