Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 31, 2015
Independent 9,072 / Dac
Dac’s latest puzzle lay in store for us this Wednesday morning, as expected. I found this to be par for the course in terms of difficulty for a Dac puzzle, with two thirds … Read more >>
Financial Times 15085 by SAYANG
I have not blogged a Sayang puzzle before. I enjoyed this.
Guardian 26,726 – Brummie
I rattled through most of this pretty quickly, helped by a lot of anagrams and some other rather obvious clues. I have a nagging worry that I’m missing a theme here, but I … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1410: Not to Mention . . . by Charybdis
Possibly the best Inquisitor puzzle ever? Certainly one of my favourites! Thanks to Charybdis for hours of fun. Difficulty level was just right for me, and the denouement, just stunning! It made me … Read more >>
Financial Times 15084 by GURNEY
A fairly straightforward Tuesday morning…
Guardian Cryptic 26725 by Philistine
Special instructions – 4 clues had no definition. I found this a bit of struggle to get going with some unusual clue formations.
Independent 9071 / Hieroglyph
I have blogged a number of puzzles by Hieroglyph recently and continue to enjoy them Clearly there is a theme in today’s puzzle where Hieroglyph has managed to get a … Read more >>
Independent 9070 by Vigo
* = anagram [] = removed A(mpere) = abbreviation This was a very nice thematic puzzle based on cops and criminals. There was fun to be had not just in solving the clues … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 834/Moley
A fine Quiptic from Moley. Just right for engaging brain on a Monday morning. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26724 by Rufus
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26724.
Private Eye / Cyclops 559 – Shabby Diplomat
This puzzle was not a hard as some Eye grids of late, till the last few – notably those <50% checked lights. Particularly fine smut in clue for 15A Across 1 SKIMPY … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1339
I found this rather easy by Beelzebub standards because there were many straightforward clues to common words and even the more obscure entries were readily determined from the clear and simple wordplay. . … Read more >>
Azed 2265
An Azed Competition puzzle this week but it was a plain one. There is one clue for which I can’t even begin to see the word play and that’s 12 … Read more >>