Guardian 25,074 / Gordius
I must admit I enjoyed this more than I expected when I saw the name of the setter. There were, perhaps, rather a lot of anagrams – some good ones, though, a couple … Read more >>
Month: July 2010
Independent 7,419/Virgilius
A characteristically clever puzzle from Virgilius, with plenty of thematic stuff to chew on in the clues and completed grid. x and y can be used in cryptic clues in a variety of … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,448 / Jason
Agentzero has been delayed whilst returning home from a business trip so here is my analysis of today’s puzzle. There was a mini theme involving one board game, three card games and four game … Read more >>
Guardian 25073 – Paul
Life is good. Last week, I drew The Master and then we all had a fantastic bonanza of John/Jane wedding puzzles for the weekend and today I get to blog Paul, another one … Read more >>
Independent 7418 by Glow-Worm
*=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, CD=cryptic def, DD=double def, sp=spoonerism A pleasant, not too demanding crossword from Glow-Worm. Most of the clues were fairly straightforward, although there were a couple I’m not entirely confident … Read more >>
Guardian 25,072 – Rufus
This was slightly harder than the average Rufus, I thought – most of it was straightforward as usual, but the last few answers held me up longer than usual. There were a couple … Read more >>
Azed 1990 – Troy Troy Troy again
A pretty easy Azed this week: with some judicious guessing of unfamiliar words (which one gets quite good at after solving these puzzles for several decades) I managed to finish this in less … Read more >>
Everyman No. 3329 (18th July)
The Trafites: Due to a sad week, the blog was a bit rushed today; this in memory of my dear wife’s brother, Polly, who died on Friday. . . . Legend to solution … Read more >>
Guardian 25,065 (Sat 17 Jul)/Paul – Spooner module
Solving time: 11 mins This was really fun to solve and included six examples of Spoonerisms, where the initial sounds of a two-word phrase are switched. Most of the other clues were straightforward … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 923 Upward Motion by kcit
So a relatively simple preamble this week. Two unclued answers, some answers that don’t fill their available space and some UPWARD MOTION to fill the spaces at the end. All the clues are … Read more >>
Independent 7416 by Nimrod
A special puzzle to mark a special day as Nimrod and Jetdoc marry. A puzzle that nmsindy found extremely hard with a massive anagram, eventually after about 2 hours had to confess defeat … Read more >>
Guardian 25070 / Enigmatist
As usual, a tough but entertaining and clever puzzle from Enigmatist. I can’t parse a couple of them, I’m afraid, so please help out in the comments below if you understand them. (Resolved … Read more >>
Financial Times 13,445 / IO
John Henderson (IO) is getting married to Jane Teather (known in crossword circles as jetdoc) today. This puzzle is a tribute. 15A sets the theme of the puzzle and 12 other clues refer … Read more >>
Today’s Indy
Eimi has advised me that “the enumeration for the long answer in today’s online Indy crossword should be: (4,4,2,4,3,4,7,4,3,2,3,6,3,5,2,3,4)”.
Independent 7,411 by Eimi (Saturday prize Puzzle, 17/07/10)
A fairly challenging but ultimately manageable themed puzzle from Eimi this week, published the day before the quatercentenary of the death of 1ac. I must admit I solved the whole thing without spotting … Read more >>