A breezy outing with Paul.
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 >>
Financial Times 13,802 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword/Sep 19 An elegant puzzle by Falcon, the FT’s very own Everyman. Yes, most of us (including me) would perhaps call this an easy ride but when a crossword is so … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,801 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 18 Here we have a very clever puzzle from Mudd. I polished off most of it at a good clip but had a hard time … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,810 by IO
A very fine crossword from IO. I started of easily thinking I was going to romp though in no time, then slowly ground to a halt towards the end. “Harder then it looks” … Read more >>
Cryptic crossword No 25,439 The Guardian by Orlando
An enjoyable mix of fairly obvious anagrams plus some more obscure definitions and answers to keep me on my toes. Unfortunately, the explanation for one of the latter eludes me. To see links … Read more >>
Independent 7785 by Crosophile
Was expecting a smooth Dac and got a cracking Crosophile instead, not complaining though, good stuff. No obvious ninas or themes or pangrams today – this is not a bad thing. Some midnight … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1195: Highly Strung by Samuel
Clues are presented in alphabetical order of answers (at least, that’s what the preamble said), and 19 have single-letter misprints in the definition. These spell out a link between the theme of the … Read more >>
Independent 7,784 / Scorpion
It’s Tuesday and I’m blogging a Scorpion puzzle, so it’s doubtless time for a thematic puzzle and/or a Nina. As thematic puzzles go, some reveal their themes more easily than others, and, I … Read more >>
Financial Times 13809 Armonie
Thanks Armonie, for an enjoyable puzzle. Started easily in the NW, and last in were a couple in the SE. Definitions are underlined in the clues. There is a hidden connection in one of … Read more >>
Guardian 25,438 – Brendan
What a tour de force by this Master. (spoiler space to prevent a mild reproof as suggested by NeilW … thanks) He used the mini-theme of lexicography to bring to light … Read more >>
Independent 7783 by Punk
Gentle, enjoyable Monday puzzle from Punk, a very skilled clue-writer indeed. Found it quite easy and was esp impressed to get words that were unknown to me from the clear wordplay. Solving time, … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 619 Pan
This is a typical Quiptic, thanks to Pan. All quite straightforward. Definitions are underlined in the clues. There are hidden connections in the 3 picture sets. Across 7 Place to sleep has floor covering … Read more >>
Guardian 25,437 / Rufus
It’s Monday, it’s Rufus and I’m saying no more today, except,’Thank you, Rufus’! Across 7 SOFT PEDAL: cryptic definition Edit: I completely missed the anagram [‘regulating’] of ADOPT SELF [thanks, Neil and Geoff] … Read more >>