I need help parsing two clues here…
Independent 9,196 / Alchemi
You never quite know who you will have to cross cruciverbal swords with on a Tuesday, as the work of numerous compilers is featured on that day of the week. Today’s themed puzzled … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26,850 by Nutmeg
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26850.
Guardian 26,849 / Rufus
This has been one of those weekends when my weekday and monthly Prize blogs coincide, so this is the third blog in a row from me and I’m prompted to say yet again … Read more >>
Independent 9195 by Anglio
Gosh, I found this hard going. Some of the parsings had me scratching my head for ages but I think I got them all in the end. I’ve not come across this compiler … Read more >>
Quiptic 855 by Orlando
A lovely surprise to see Orlando occupying the Quiptic slot this week.
Azed 2286
Apologies for the slightly delayed appearance of this blog – I had made a start on it last Sunday and then completely forgot about it. Fairly average on the Azed difficulty scale, I … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,363 by Hypnos
Good Sunday cryptic stuff from Hypnos once again. Last one in was 6 down, where the wordplay took me a moment to spot, but raised a smile once I did. Across 1 MAHREZ … Read more >>
Everyman 3,625
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3625.
Genius 153 / Vlad
It’s time for my biannual Guardian Genius blog and this time Vlad is the setter The preamble stated "Fourteen solutions are derived from seven common word pairs, each having a … Read more >>
Independent 9194 by Scorpion (02-04-2016)
Scorpion has the honour(?) of being the first Saturday Crossword available to solve on the Independent online site in the same manner as the usual daily puzzles on the day it is published. … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations 1218 Cat by Stick Insect
A cat themed puzzle this week. One that brings mangled presents from eight answers these must be removed before entry. Sounds typical of a cat! These then need to be listed under the … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 26,842 / Maskarade
I spent a rather uneasy week after the S and B gathering at Macclesfield: when I told Maskarade that I would be blogging his Bank Holiday special, he chortled and told me with, … Read more >>
Independent Crossword 9188 by Monk (26-03-2016)
The last paper copy of the Independent – but not the last puzzle. And one of my favourite setters as the sun finally sets on the printed paper. If you don’t know already you … Read more >>
Independent 9,193 by Phi
Well I can see that today is April Fool’s Day, a day on which there is not much point in reading the newspapers since all the writers will be vying with each other to find the most amusing non-story. …