October 2011 – Page 4 – Fifteensquared

Guardian 25,457 / Gordius

October 19, 2011 at 9:53 am by Eileen

This is the third Gordius puzzle I have blogged of his most recent four – almost enough to make me paranoid. 😉 I shall resort to the traditional summary [and I’m not the … Read more >>

Independent 7,803 / Dac

October 19, 2011 at 1:20 pmOctober 19, 2011 at 8:21 am by RatkojaRiku

There was the usual crop of high-quality, carefully crafted clues on offer from Dac this Wednesday morning. As usual, they were as pleasurable to blog as they were to solve. Having said that, … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1198 – What? When? by Schadenfreude

October 19, 2011 at 6:00 am by Hihoba

I found this one “challenging” (i.e. very difficult!). It was worth persevering with, and would have been much easier if you spotted the theme early, which I didn’t. Had I read the paper … Read more >>

Independent 7,802/Anax

October 18, 2011 at 2:21 pmOctober 18, 2011 at 11:59 am by Ali

The good thing about regular crossword solving is that, given any puzzle at random by a non-cruciverbalist, you would expect to be able to prove your worth by casually solving one or two … Read more >>

Financial Times 13827 Gurney

October 18, 2011 at 11:50 amOctober 18, 2011 at 11:02 am by scchua

This continues the series of Gurney puzzles that I have found enjoyable, not too tough. All nicely clued, with some clever surfaces. Thanks Gurney. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Hidden connection in … Read more >>

Guardian 25,456 – Pasquale

October 18, 2011 at 8:17 amOctober 18, 2011 at 3:13 am by Uncle Yap

This is a complete and balanced and absolutely delicious meal from a consummate chef, if you will pardon the culinary parallel … a mini-theme, intriguing linkages between answers, some lovely cryptic definitions, some … Read more >>

Independent 7801 by Quixote

October 17, 2011 at 12:30 pm by nmsindy

Pleasing puzzle in Quixote’s normal style. Solving time, 26 mins. * = anagram ACROSS 1 DEMOCRAT come reversed in drat 5 ST IVES Port in Cornwall I’ve after t (time) in SS (steamship) … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 622 / Orlando

October 17, 2011 at 11:26 am by Big Dave

When I discover that I am to review a Quiptic by Orlando I know that I am going to enjoy the task, and I certainly wasn’t disappointed today. This puzzle contains a good … Read more >>

Guardian 25,455 – Orlando

October 17, 2011 at 2:20 pmOctober 17, 2011 at 8:38 am by Andrew

Who better than Orlando to step in on one of the occasional non-Rufus Mondays? I found this a bit tricky in places, but it all came out nicely in the end thanks to … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1,129

October 16, 2011 at 1:50 pm by Simon Harding

A very tough week for me. It wasn’t long before I hit the books. *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Across 1 RENVERSEMENT – (VERSE + MEN) in RENT. 10 EXUL … Read more >>

Everyman No. 3393 (9th October)

October 29, 2011 at 12:37 pmOctober 16, 2011 at 6:30 am by The Trafites

Lorraine: Good morning to you all and thanks for visiting todays blog. I loved this weeks crossword with lots of lovely well rounded and clever clues. My favourite was 8dn – very clever in … Read more >>

Azed 2054

October 16, 2011 at 12:02 am by John

The usual thing: utterly sound clues and much struggling with words that one suspects will not for ever be retained by the Chambers Dictionary. Across 1 WALDRAPP — (law)rev. drapp{ie} — a drappie … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1130: Hypnos

October 16, 2011 at 4:23 pmOctober 16, 2011 at 12:01 am by jetdoc

Quite a mixture of difficulty levels in this puzzle, I thought. Some very straightforward clues, some that took some serious unravelling. I am trying to include links in this blog, but the WiFi … Read more >>

Independent 7,794 by Mordred (Saturday Prize Puzzle, 8/10/11)

June 1, 2016 at 1:33 amOctober 15, 2011 at 9:27 am by Simon Harding

After this setter’s last Saturday outing, the rather fanstastic Independent 7,770, I was more than happy to land a Mordred offering to blog. This one was also very impressive. There’s an extensive theme … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations 987 Network by Syd Lexis

October 15, 2011 at 12:02 am by twencelas

So three unclued entries and a connection between them (visible in the final grid). There are also 2 currently relevant words to find making a total of 54 letters to highlight. Now that’s … Read more >>