Posted by PeeDee on 9th June 2012
Another great crossword from Araucaria. In my paper copy of the Saturday Guardian the wrong crossword was printed (yet again) so I got this one from the Guardian website.
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Posted by PeeDee on 6th June 2012
I really enjoyed this one, a proper workout for the grey matter. For a while I thought I was going to have to publish the blog with a couple of clues still unsolved, but perseverance got me there in the end. Thank you Aardvark.
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Posted by PeeDee on 30th May 2012
Enjoyable and straightforward with a broad range of devices but nothing too obscure.
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Posted by PeeDee on 23rd May 2012
I found this difficult, there is one clue I still have no idea about. Very enjoyable regardless, solved with much use of the dictionary. Thank you Monk.
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Posted by PeeDee on 16th May 2012
Easy for some.
Old timers with find this easy, more of a ‘write in’ than a solve. However, I would not say this is an easy crossword for everyone as there are some obscure words and devices that will be difficult if you have not seen them before (and remebered them from last time!). A challenge to complete if you worked it all out for yourself.
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Posted by PeeDee on 12th May 2012
As it was a bank holiday weekend I was really looking forward to another Araucaria special, but sadly it was not to be. This offering was enjoyable enough, though took up rather less time to solve than I had hoped.
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Posted by PeeDee on 9th May 2012
I have not seen Loroso before, so it was nice to get something new. Not too difficult, but elegant. I liked his clueing style, no stray words or dodgy definitions here.
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Posted by PeeDee on 25th April 2012
A pretty straightforward puzzle today, very enjoyable nonetheless. Thank you Cinephile.
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Posted by PeeDee on 18th April 2012
A very enjoyable crossword, a lot easier to write the answers than to explain why they are are correct.
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Posted by PeeDee on 14th April 2012
Great stuff! After some easy puzzles during the week we have this really solid challenge for the Easter weekend. I thought this one was harder than the usual holiday specials from Araucaria. There were not that many obscure words or references, the general level was challening across the board. There were a couple of easy starters, but after that it was thinking cap on all the way to the end. Thank you Araucaria.
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Posted by PeeDee on 11th April 2012
Another lucky week for me. I get to blog the Guardian Easter Special at the weekend and now this really super themed puzzle from Gozo today. I recomend having a go at this one, the puzzle can be downloaded here.
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Posted by PeeDee on 28th March 2012
Another very enjoyable puzzle from Cinephile: varied, witty and educational as always. Thank you Cinephile.
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Posted by PeeDee on 21st March 2012
I got off to a quick start but then found it pretty difficult to finish. I got there in the end (just!). Thank you Monk.
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Posted by PeeDee on 17th March 2012
Alphabetical jigsaws are my favourite puzzles, and Araucaria has made this form his own.
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