Posted by jetdoc on 28th May 2012
An entertaining Cyclops puzzle this fortnight, with some clever wordplay. I think the very first clue, 8a, has to be my favourite. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Simon Harris on 27th May 2012
A tough puzzle that had me plugging away at it all week, only just finishing in time to crack on with the following week’s Beelzebub!
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Posted by The Trafites on 27th May 2012
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Posted by duncanshiell on 27th May 2012
This was a standard plain crossword from Azed. As usual in an Azed crossword, there were a number of uncommon words, some with Scottish links. However, I felt that today’s assortment of words were slightly less obscure than has been the case in some previous Azeds that I have blogged.
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Posted by scchua on 27th May 2012
Sometimes Eimi can be quite tricky, but it looks as if he’s toned it down for a relaxing Sunday with this enjoyable piece. Thanks Eimi. From past experience, Eimi’s puzzles have been known to have a theme
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Posted by mhl on 26th May 2012
Apologies for the lateness of this post. We did the puzzle last weekend, but in the general chaos of moving house, I completely forgot that I was also meant to be writing it up, and we don’t have internet in the new place yet. We needed a couple of sessions to finish this one, which suggests that it’s on the hard side for Araucaria. I found it a satisfying solve, though – my favourite clue was 28 across, but there were lots of others that I noted for their cunning constructions.
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Posted by twencelas on 26th May 2012
Well quite complicated in the preamble stakes this week. Single letter omissions from definitions in some clues spell out a phrase and 4 down clues have missing letters in their wordplay. There’s also an unclued answer. Then there’s some highlighting to do – Sounds like an interesting cruciverbal safari?
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Posted by mc_rapper67 on 26th May 2012
This is the fourth Bannsider puzzle that the ‘once-every-five-weeks’ schedule has sent my way and, as usual, it presented a stiff but enjoyable challenge…
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Posted by Bertandjoyce on 25th May 2012
It’s Phi-day so we are happy!
We sometimes find musical references within clues somewhat difficult but all of the answers here seemed fine. We don’t think there is a link between them but we have missed some of Phi’s themes and mini-themes in the past!
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Posted by PeterO on 25th May 2012
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Posted by Ringo on 24th May 2012
Sorry I’m late; had to do some last-minute work on [PLUG ALERT] my forthcoming book on the history of toilet paper.
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Posted by RatkojaRiku on 24th May 2012
I always know there’s a good chance of a puzzle by Nestor when I have the Thursday blogging slot, and so it was today.
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Posted by Sil van den Hoek on 24th May 2012
Monday Prize Crossword/May 14
It looks like Falcon is going to join Dante and Crux more regularly on the Monday spot. A well-constructed crossword that was very much on the easy side.
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