The Magpie
The Magpie is a subscription-only crossword magazine that publishes thematic cryptics of the sort found in the Enigmatic Variations, Inquisitor and Listener series. The difficulty level varies from a little above that of … Read more >>
Day: 28 January 2012
Independent 7,884 by Radian (Saturday Prize Puzzle, 21/01/12)
No complaints from me about drawing another Radian puzzle to blog. This was a good one, though I seemed to race through many of the clues before becoming completely stumped on the last … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations 1001: Croquet by Salamanca
I did a blog for a Salamanca puzzle at Listen With Others back in January 2010. However, this is my first for one of his EVs, which is surprising since he’s had ten … Read more >>
Guardian Prize No 25,538 by Araucaria
An easier than usual prize puzzle this week, I thought, although it features some quite outrageous (but typical) liberties so far as the clueing is concerned. Once I had cracked the theme, which … Read more >>