IoS 1,148/Nitsy

My first IoS blog, and also my first Nitsy puzzle I think. This was good stuff, with a wide range of clue types and a nice difficulty level. I’ll admit I had to … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1146

Tricky and enjoyable puzzle although I was caught out by having limited understanding of answers at 22a and 5d       ACROSS 2 Frank cracks when accepting one’s offers to stand CANDIDACIES   … Read more >>

Azed 2072/taken abaft

I was held up rather badly by the SW corner — all because I hastily opted for ABAFT instead of ABACK (25D).  As a result, the mostly full grid lay fallow on my … Read more >>