Inquisitor 44 – patience please
There will unfortunately be a delay on Inqusitor 44. ‘loonapick’ hasn’t had time to do this puzzle and has decided to stop writing reports. So hold on while I tackle the puzzle. The … Read more >>
Last Saturday’s Bannsider puzzle in the Indy
I’ve written a blog for this but complete forgot to post it. Check back on Monday morning…
Guardian 24230/Brendan – literally challenged
I thought I’d made a mistake and printed out the TLS Crossword instead today! At least there were no unfinished quotations, and actually the only answer I wasn’t familiar with was 5dn. Amazing … Read more >>
Today’s FT/Bradman – placeholder for discussion
As requested, this is an entry to allow people to discuss today’s FT puzzle.
Independent 6573/Phi
If it didn’t say “The Friday Crossword by Phi” in the paper, then the completed grid would give you a few clues as to who compiled it! Across 7 (HELP IM)*,ON – the … Read more >>
Beelzebub 924/Phi (28-10-07)
Apologies for the longer than expected break in blogging these puzzles – normal service should be resumed from now on. Across 1 SUBS,TANTIV[-i]ES – a “tantivy” is a hunting cry (took me a … Read more >>
Guardian 24,229 – Paul (as late as a ScotRail train!)
Sorry for the delay in getting this to you, but at the time I had planned to write this blog, I was sitting in a cold train in snowy Aviemore because the windscreen … Read more >>
Guardian 24,229: Paul (not a blog)
No blog for this yesterday, doubtless due to unforeseen circumstances. This isn’t a blog, but I think Paul’s puzzle deserves a mention. Six of the clues were of a kind, with no further … Read more >>
Independent 6572 by Punk
A tough puzzle, I found. Was slow to get the 15-letter entries, but got all in the end. As always, some excellent clues from Punk. Solving time: 41 mins. * = anagram ACROSS … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 925 by Quixote
Mostly fairly straightforward, I found, but some tricky clues. Solving time: 18 mins. Notes on some clues below – happy to explain others if asked. ACROSS 11 RED EEM Definition is ‘deliver’ … Read more >>
Independent 6571 – Dac / Memo to Self…….
Solving Time: 15 minutes Dear Diary Woke up to doorbell ringing, stumbled downstairs and found delivery man with nice box of goodies from Amazon. New Bradford’s plus the new set of Guardian compilers’ … Read more >>
FT 12609/Cinephile
Solving time : Not sure because I got my stopwatch wrong, but it was quite long before I understood everything and even now I’m not sure about one or two. Cinephile’s crosswords tend … Read more >>
FT 12,608/Neo ~ Doone Revisited
I solved this one much later in the day than usual, which could well be the reason that it didn’t really float my boat as much as a typical Neo offering does. I … Read more >>
Guardian 24228/Enigmatist – am I a fool?
Only fools would agree to blog a puzzle with such a parochial Britcom theme. Having said that, I’ve actually seen an episode or two here and there but I had to invoke the … Read more >>
Independent 6570/Virgilius — pull the other one.
The theme for today’s Virgilius is lies, tall tales and shaggy dog stories. All the across answers are thematic and with the constraints imposed on the grid by the long themed answers there … Read more >>