Mike Laws

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I was very sad to read that Mike Laws, crossword editor for the Inquisitor and a setter under several pseudonyms, passed away last night. Mike commented regularly on this site, particularly in the … Read more >>

Independent 7,672/Tees

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Great stuff from the Tees-er. I found this easier than most Thursday Indy offerings, but there was plenty of elegant wordplay and a good selection of the tools of the trade on display. … Read more >>

Guardian 25,326 / Araucaria

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This was another eclectic offering from Araucaria, with its mix of literary allusions, foreign language, science and geography, all interwoven with the main theme. We were told that the four entries were unoficially … Read more >>

Financial Times no. 13,697, by Falcon

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A bright and breezy puzzle for a bright and breezy morning. Nothing too fiendish: a bucketload of anagrams, plus one outstanding cryptic definition. ACROSS 1. FISH AND CHIPS  Anagram of F(ine) spinach dish … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,688 / Crux

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Monday Prize Crossword from the FT of Monday May 9 Typically clever stuff from Crux.  However, I’m not sure I have all of the wordplay in 16 down. Across 1 BUCHAREST *(A BUTCHER’S) 6 … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,687 by Mudd

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Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 7 Here’s a typically strong puzzle from Mudd with a good variety of clues. My faves are 27A (KRAKATOA), 3D (HEADSTONE) and 22D (LATER). Across … Read more >>

Independent 7671/Dac

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On the radio this morning was the information that Mahler died 100 years ago today, so I expected to find some recognition of this in the Indy crossword, and one of the rare occasions … Read more >>

Guardian 25,325 – Puck

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A tough but very entertaining puzzle from Puck with a couple of cleverly intertwined themes and some very involved wordplay (one of those where you think “this could have been a prize puzzle”). … Read more >>

Financial Times 13695 PHSSTHPOK

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My first FT blog was a PHSSTHPOK, so I’ve come full circle.  But this was slightly more difficult than the first.  But got there in the end, after correcting a spelling error in … Read more >>

Guardian 25324 – Paul

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It is always a pleasure solving a puzzle by Paul; and blogging one is even more so. I had quite a few laughs weaving through the clues, challenging but very fair and sometimes … Read more >>