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Enigmatic Variations No. 1225: The Eminence Grise by Gaston

Sat May 21, 2016 at 12:00 am by Shenanigans

Gaston’s last puzzle (no. 1191, Briefing Received) had the I before E rule/exception as its theme. I remember enjoying that puzzle, especially the highlighting which gave a large I and E in the … Read more >>

Guardian 26,889 – Paul

Fri May 20, 2016 at 9:19 am by Andrew

A bit of a toughie from Paul today, with some quite devious wordplay. Those not familiar with cricketing terminology might have extra difficulty. Fortunately I got 22a early on, and liked the different … Read more >>

Independent 9235 / Phi

Fri May 20, 2016 at 9:12 am by Gaufrid

Well, what can I say about this one? Phi has made his theme fairly obvious (unless I’ve missed something more devious). A rapid solve for me, with the NE quadrant being completed quickly … Read more >>

Financial Times 15,245 by MAGWITCH

Fri May 20, 2016 at 7:14 am by Turbolegs

A very pleasant challenge from Magwitch following the Pareto principle of 80% of the clues taking 20% of the time and vice versa. Thanks Magwitch for a breeze this fine Friday morning. I think my parsing for 17d can be improved upon.

Guardian Cryptic 26888 Nutmeg

Thu May 19, 2016 at 11:55 amThu May 19, 2016 at 10:09 am by scchua

(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) The last couple of answers to … Read more >>

Financial Times 15,244 by GURNEY

Thu May 19, 2016 at 10:07 am by loonapick

A slow burner from Gurney

Guardian Cryptic 26888 with Picture Quiz

Thu May 19, 2016 at 11:56 amThu May 19, 2016 at 10:00 am by scchua

(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) The last couple of answers to be entered proved to be a challenge. Thanks … Read more >>

Independent 9,234 / Scorpion

Thu May 19, 2016 at 7:22 am by RatkojaRiku

Scorpion has provided today’s lexical challenge. It has been a while since it has fallen to me to solve/blog one of his puzzles. Scorpion has chosen to mark a special achievement with this … Read more >>

Financial Times 15,235 – Dante

Thu May 19, 2016 at 9:27 pmThu May 19, 2016 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword / May 9, 2016

It’s Dante. So, mostly easy-ish. And also ‘that last one in’…. Today it was 15ac.

Financial Times 15,234 by Mudd

Thu May 19, 2016 at 10:40 pmThu May 19, 2016 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of May 7, 2016

Financial Times 15,243 by FLIMSY

Wed May 18, 2016 at 3:11 pm by PeeDee

Easy than avaerage for the FT but interesting nonetheless. I enjoyed the surface readings of many of the clues, something that I often forget to look for when I have my head down on a toughie. Thank you Flimsy.

A good crossword for any readers starting out at solving. You can download a PDF of the puzzle here.

Enigmatic Variations No. 1225: The Eminence Grise by Gaston

Guardian 26,889 – Paul

Independent 9235 / Phi

Financial Times 15,245 by MAGWITCH

Guardian Cryptic 26888 Nutmeg

Financial Times 15,244 by GURNEY

Guardian Cryptic 26888 with Picture Quiz

Independent 9,234 / Scorpion

Financial Times 15,235 – Dante

Financial Times 15,234 by Mudd

Financial Times 15,243 by FLIMSY

Guardian 26,887 / Arachne

Independent 9233 / Dac

Inquisitor 1437: Comparability Study by Samuel

Financial Times 15,242 by NEO