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Private Eye/Cyclops 441 – Escape kettle

Mon April 25, 2011 at 12:15 am by beermagnet

There’s always a bit of fun to be found in the Eye, and the crossword is the icing on the cake in the back pages. This puzzle was in the usual style and … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1104

Sun April 24, 2011 at 8:00 am by Jed

Another tough call this week from the prince of the fallen angels Across 1 Painter’s coloured in nonsense BOSCH C in BOSH 6 Newspaper’s to follow the crowd RAGTAG RAG+TAG … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1105 by Raich

Mon April 25, 2011 at 8:37 amSun April 24, 2011 at 12:05 am by Uncle Yap

I have always found Quixote to be scrupulously fair and Ximenean so when I approached this first non-Quixote puzzle in this series, I was filled with a bit of trepidation. My fear, alas, … Read more >>

Azed 2029

Sun April 24, 2011 at 12:05 am by Andrew

I finished about three-quarters of this quite quickly and without aids, but finishing it off was a bit more of a struggle. As usual I had to do quite a lot of Chambers-trawling … Read more >>

Everyman crossword No 3,368

Sun April 24, 2011 at 10:03 pmSun April 24, 2011 at 12:01 am by PeterO

This did not strike me as a top-notch Everyman. There are several simple charades where the answer is two words (or one word articulating naturally into two parts), and the wordplay just defines … Read more >>

Independent 7,644 by Tyrus (Saturday Prize Puzzle, 16/04/11)

Sat April 23, 2011 at 9:06 am by Simon Harding

A strange one this. Certainly very tough, and I found it hard to get any momentum going. Spotting the theme late didn’t help, of course. In fact, there are elements of it that … Read more >>

Guardian Prize puzzle 25,298 by Paul

Sat April 23, 2011 at 12:24 pmSat April 23, 2011 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,298 by Paul. I find Paul’s style becoming more and more like Araucaria as the time goes on, though thankfully without some of Araucaria’s idiosyncrasies. While writing this blog I initially … Read more >>

Independent 7,649 / Phi

Wed April 27, 2011 at 4:09 amFri April 22, 2011 at 2:04 pm by RatkojaRiku

Solving today’s crossword has made a not insignificant contribution to my vocabulary, both for new words in the language (such as at 6 and 15) and for words which have doubtless been around … Read more >>

Guardian 25,303 / Orlando

Fri April 22, 2011 at 10:03 am by Eileen

I didn’t know quite what to expect today, after a roller-coaster of a week. An Orlando puzzle is always welcome and this was no disappointment – nothing too taxing but a good variety … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations 962: Depicting the South by Kruger

Mon April 25, 2011 at 6:20 pmFri April 22, 2011 at 8:00 am by Shenanigans

A fairly straightforward puzzle this week, certainly one of Kruger’s easier ones … perhaps to help us meet the one day earlier deadline. What’s more, no extra letters, words or misprints to worry … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,674 / Bradman

Thu April 21, 2011 at 4:18 pm by smiffy

Unusually scant annotation required for a Bradman puzzle, I felt; with most of the wordplay being nifty rather than nefarious. A flurry of geographic answers and elements, coupled with an absence of any … Read more >>

Independent 7,648/Tees

Thu April 21, 2011 at 2:19 pm by Ali

Hmmm, I’ve got mixed feelings about this one. On the one hand, I would have liked to have had more time at it (on a Bank Holiday for example!), but a lack of … Read more >>

Guardian 25,302 – Chifonie

Thu April 21, 2011 at 8:22 am by Andrew

My spooky synchronicity with Chifonie continues as I get another of his puzzles to blog. As usual it’s a pleasant enough solve (though with two examples of defining a place by “in X”, … Read more >>

Guardian 25,301 – Paul

Wed April 20, 2011 at 1:40 pm by manehi

Found this very tough but enjoyable, especially 16a, 7d and 21,3. Still unsure on a couple of clues. Across 9 EXTENSION =Annexe. “ex-tension” might be a state of relief 10 SLO-MO [O]SLO is … Read more >>

Financial Times 13,673 by Monk

Wed April 20, 2011 at 11:42 am by PeeDee

A (mostly) straightforward crossword today, with only one clue (14 across ) that I’m not happy about. Enjoyable, good fun and no obscure words or archaic definitions, which is nice. There have been so many … Read more >>