Everyman No. 3385 (14th August)
Lorraine: Good morning peeps, I have to admit I did not do much of this weeks crossword due to fracturing two bones in my hand Saturday afternoon and was in too much pain to … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1122: Poins
A bit of a mixed bag from Poins — all clues are sound, but some are very simple indeed, while some (25a, 26d, for example) have more deceptive wordplay and were much more … Read more >>
Independent 7746 by Anax (Saturday Prize Puzzle 13 August 2011)
A veritable tour de force from Anax, on my first opportunity to blog one of his puzzles. After filling in my first five or six solves – including a laugh-out-loud moment with 5D – I twigged … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No 979 Problem by Salamanca
So some shaded squares this week to help define the problem and 6 clues to be entered in a non standard way to indicate the title. Other than that everything is straight forward. Is it … Read more >>
Guardian 25,400 / Araucaria
A fun and very devious prize crossword, which took us a couple of train journeys to complete. There’s a nice theme of film and television which linked six of the clues. Some points … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,776 / Mudd
Great fun with Mudd’s trademark humour on display in 20a and 14d. I found this a gentle solve without being a walkover, just the right level of difficulty to challenge without giving me … Read more >>
Guardian 25,405 / Araucaria
Not the best circumstances for my first Araucaria blog, as I’m on holiday in Ireland, and haven’t much time to think things through, so I’m afraid there are two or three blanks which … Read more >>
Independent 7,751 / Phi
My first blog of an Indy puzzle – as a one-off substitute for flashling, who’s been away setting off spectacular fireworks. I know to expect a Nina or theme from Phi and the … Read more >>
Financial Times no.13,775 by ORENSE
A lovely little puzzle from Orense today. Nothing very difficult, but plenty of wit and variety; all in all, a nice way to spend a sunny ten minutes. Or maybe I’m just in … Read more >>
Guardian 25,404 / Boatman
It’s five months since I blogged a Boatman puzzle and I commented then that we don’t see him often enough. There have been only two in between, so that’s certainly true! We know … Read more >>
Independent 7,750 / Nimrod
When you have a Nimrod puzzle to solve or to blog, you know you are in for a challenge, and true to form, he has not disappointed today. For me, more so with … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,766 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword/Aug 8 In a day and age that not everyone seems to appreciate Dante, I can only say that I liked this crossword very much. Despite the fact that Dante copied … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,765 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 6 I think I deemed Mudd’s last prize puzzle a bit drab. This one strikes me as much better, a fine job indeed. My top … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,774 by Gozo
Yet another great crossword from Gozo, and I’m lucky enough to get to write the blog again. It wasn’t easy, but well worth the effort to complete. The recent guest on the Desert … Read more >>
Independent 7,749/Dac
Lovely stuff as always from Dac, with the full range of clue types on show and elegant surfaces. It’s rare to have any problems with Dac, but I needed some help from the … Read more >>