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(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) Thanks Hypnos for an enjoyable, the last few bits giving a bit of pause. … Read more >>
There were several hidden word clues in here and one or two straightforward anagrams. These got me off to a flying start but once the the ‘gifts’ had petered out I stuggled. Quite hard I thought. Thanks Azed.
For consecutive blogs – a tussle with Nimrod for me! An for consecutive blogs a tribute to a recently departed comic actor. Again the clues and grid are littered with references to the … Read more >>
A good test from Picaroon, we thought – probably a bit above average in difficulty, particularly for a few obscurities. The three that were new to us were LEMAN, OERSTED and AVESTAN, but … Read more >>
I stand to be corrected, but I think this is Kcit’s 50th Enigmatic Variations crossword, the first being no. 29, Layettes back in 1993. That’s some feat, especially since, under his other pseudonym, … Read more >>
Eileen is still without internet access so I get a chance to cover a Guardian cryptic for a change. Not too many hold-ups once I realised that 28ac wasn’t ‘turning’ but I was … Read more >>
It’s another Friday, and another Phi-day. We found the last two entries quite tricky and had to use a word search as time was pressing on. We’d never heard of 17d before although … Read more >>
Greetings from the San Francisco Airport. A relatively straightforward challenge from Peto with a workable-mix of uncommon parsings that kept the interest well alive. Had to confirm the deconstruction for a couple of solutions on google but otherwise a pleasant warm-up kind of puzzle.
Very straightforwardly clued, but with a nice sting in the tail. Nice one, Chalmie.
Really enjoyable and not too difficult, with lots of neat cluing and surfaces. Favourites 10ac, 28ac, 8dn and 13dn. Thanks, Orlando.
It has been a while since it last fell to me to blog an Alchemi crossword, and solving/blogging today’s puzzle has reminded me of just what I’ve been missing. I found this puzzle … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword / Sep 28, 2015
85% easy, 15% making me think. Blame it on the cryptic definitions.
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 26, 2015
There will be a meeting for crossword setters and solvers at The George, Borough High Street, Southwark, London, SE1 1NH, coinciding with the annual Times Crossword Championship. The meeting will begin at 11:00 … Read more >>