Everyman No. 3341 (10th October)
Lorraine: Nice easy Sunday morning solve this week, a very enjoyable puzzle. Thank you Everyman. Legend to solution comments: * = anagram. < = word reversed. Across 1. Prince in favour of metal … Read more >>
Azed 2002
A fairly easy offering this week, I thought, although there were a couple of four letter words that required some care. As I have done before, here’s a link to the pdf of … Read more >>
Independent 7,483 by Radian (Saturday Prize Puzzle, 09/10/10)
After drawing two Saturday Anax puzzles in a row, including one of which I barely managed half, I’ll admit to being a little relieved to see Radian appear this week. Radian has consistently … Read more >>
Guardian 25,137 (Sat 9 Oct)/Araucaria – Tier straits
Solving time: 12 minutes If you didn’t solve this puzzle and are confused by the title of this blog, you have probably fallen into the same trap as me. I spent three minutes … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 935 Naughty boy by MynoT
Straightforward clues this week – no twist of any sort. Then, find a quotation, its source and the real name of the writer – Sounds easy but may be “Un peu difficile”, if … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,517 / Viking
A typically classy puzzle by Viking. It is with a heavy heart that I blog this, knowing that Viking will not be delighting us with new puzzles or leaving a comment on the … Read more >>
Guardian 25,142 / Brendan
Another tour de force from Brendan – a very enjoyable solve, I thought, with too many top quality clues for me to pick out any in particular. (As should be immediately obviously, all … Read more >>
Independent 7488 – Phi
Usual Phi goodness. As per usual with Phi there’s a composer. Doubt there’s much to trouble moderately experienced solvers today although 7d is an unknown phrase to me. Across 7 San Andreas Fault … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,516 – Hamilton
Hamilton’s puzzles are growing on me; he seems to be developing more of a personality of his own with each and every appearance. Stylistically there are a few Libertarian peccadillos, but I get … Read more >>
Independent 7,487 by Tees
I tend to enjoy Tees’ puzzles these days, but I struggled a bit with some of this one, so it’ll be interesting to hear how other folks got on. Spotting the Nina helped: … Read more >>
Guardian 25,141 / Araucaria
After four days in the wilderness of no internet access -it’s very lonely out there – it’s great to be back in the nick of time to post my scheduled blog – especially … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,507 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword on 4 October 2010 Not the usual week-opening breeze this time since Falcon had a couple of hard-boiled eggs which I could not fully understand without help from my occasional … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,506 by Cinephile
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 2 This is the best Cinephile I remember in a while. The theme is one there is little you have to figure out about; perhaps … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,515 / Cinephile
A rather tricky themed puzzle from Cinephile today with some obscure answers, in particular two place names though fortunately these were clued with easy wordplay. Definitely not one for beginners or those without … Read more >>
Independent 7486 – Dac
Delighted to make an occasional report on a weekday Indie, and to tackle a Dac puzzle well up to the usual standard. It’s not difficult but there’s lots to like. Obviously there’s the … Read more >>