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A very enjoyable alphabet jigsaw crossword from Araucaria, the J and B double clues giving a staightforward fit into the grid. This format has become something of a trademark for Araucaria, though I notice his his other trademark feature … Read more >>
Apologies for the late blog of an entertaining puzzle, especially 2dn. Across 7 NUMERATE (true name)* 9 BENGAL BEN + GAL 10 ECHO =Reflection. Hidden in “for thE CHOp” 11 TWIST DRILL A … Read more >>
Pretty neat clues from Flimsy, as if in defiance to the dominant “ruinous” imagery of their surfaces – several clues talk of rot and decay, spoiling and perishing. A niggle or two over … Read more >>
As usual a nice tidy crossword from Phi. So good in fact that there is really very little to say, a sign of quality. Now that I’ve said that there is no doubt plenty … Read more >>
The usual cordon bleu offering from Loroso. Plenty of entertaining surfaces and ambitious, but fair, wordplay. A few of the answer are at the more arcane end of the spectrum that we usually … Read more >>
What a good day for puzzles, Loroso, Araucaria and Morph! We have a fairy tale theme from Morph today with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs featuring in the clues and Heigh Ho Heigh … Read more >>
An excellent crossword from Araucaria, although one that I found very hard. A complete explanation of 1d and ideas about 22d would be very welcome 🙂 My favourite clue is the lovely 21d. The … Read more >>
Prize Puzzle from the Monday February 28 Financial Times Falcon’s clues today were all cleanly written; many had particularly clever or smooth surfaces (11 across, 13 across), but some were a bit odd (28 … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 26 Two weeks ago someone asked me how long it took me to solve the puzzle. I had not kept track and had little idea … Read more >>
A fine crossword from Cinephile, complete with his usual ‘bending of the rules’ that will delight some and no doubt infuriate others. I didn’t find that the special instructions were important to solving this … Read more >>
Another excellent puzzle from Paul, which I found great fun to solve. It’s quite straightforward, I think, but there’s lots to admire – and smile at – in the ingenious cluing. Across 1 … Read more >>
No surprises over today’s setter: it’s Wednesday, so it just had to be a Dac. Similarly, no surprises about the kind of crossword in store for us: a set of perfectly sound, uncontrived … Read more >>
I found this offering by Loda pretty tricky. Due to my lack of knowledge of statistics and statistical modelling, the clue in the title utterly passed me by, and I had completed the … Read more >>
I rarely get round to tackling the Guardian or FT puzzle these days (or The Times for that matter), so it’s always good to get a bowlful of Halpern in The Indy every … Read more >>
Some pleasingly tricky clues here, in particular 7 down and 16 down. I didn’t otherwise find much to comment on, except I wonder how our nonnative English speakers fared with the somewhat obscure slang … Read more >>