Guardian 25,425 – Rufus
Posted by manehi on 12th September 2011
The usual gentle but pleasant start to the week from Rufus. Favourite was 15
Posted in Guardian | 27 Comments »
Archive for September 12th, 2011
Guardian Quiptic N° 617 by Nutmeg
Posted by PeterO on 12th September 2011
I have blogged a couple of Quiptics by Nutmeg before, and they each have their own character. In this one, I think she has hit the Quiptic target squarely, with clues going for concision rather than elaborate storytelling, seamless surfaces, and a wide variety of cryptic devices.
Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Guardian Quiptic | 3 Comments »
Independent 7771/Quixote
Posted by Pierre on 12th September 2011
Bonjour! Slightly confused, since we had a Quixote last week and up till now he’s been fortnightly, with a range of other Indy setters giving us a Monday offering in between. However, ours is not to reason why, to misquote Tennyson, and I’m not complaining about having to blog another very pleasing puzzle by Mr M.
Posted in Independent | 8 Comments »
Independent on Sunday 1125 – Raich
Posted by Uncle Yap on 12th September 2011
Sorry, folks, with all the recent events in my life this last couple of weeks; including a trip to China plus a retinal operation last Friday, this has completely escaped my mind. I do apologise for my tardiness and thank our ever-vigilant Gaufrid for his reminder. Anyway, this is an easy solve with no hard-boiled egg. Solved and blogged all within an hour.
Posted in Independent | 2 Comments »
Private Eye/Cyclops 451 – Prison ambience
Posted by beermagnet on 12th September 2011
I expect newcomers to the Eye Crossword would find this tricky but to us long time Eye solvers this was a classic of its type.
Posted in Private Eye/Cyclops | No Comments »