I found this a pleasing puzzle from Gordius, with some fine surfaces and a generous sprinkling of wit.
Month: July 2012
Financial Times no.14,066 by HAMILTON
I took a while to work my way through this one, getting into terrible trouble in the south-west corner. But, looking at the completed grid now, I’m wondering what all the fuss was … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 25698 Araucaria
It’s an encore from the Master after the FT yesterday. As with all Araucarias, the key is perseverance. One has to keep chipping away until the whole lot takes form. Still, it was … Read more >>
Independent 8044 / Klingsor
A reasonably easy solve from Klingsor today although there were a couple that took us a while to parse and some good surface readings as one would expect. A couple of good misdirections … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,057 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword/Jul 16 Another Dante Crossword written in his familiar style, although – just like in his previous puzzle – too many double definitions. In the Down clues there were even three in a … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,056 by Gozo
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of July 14, 2012 Gozo marked Bastille Day with a veritable tour de force, a puzzle in which all the clues except two (11 and 14D) have … Read more >>
Guardian 25,697 / Orlando
On a bright sunny morning, we have a lovely puzzle from Orlando, with a number of ingenious and witty clues and some fine surfaces, together with, for me, anyway, a satisfying penny-dropping moment … Read more >>
Independent 8,043 / Crosophile
It is the last Wednesday of the month, so it must be Dac’s week off and time for a puzzle from Crosophile. After last week’s struggle at the hands of Nimrod, I was … Read more >>
Apologies
My apologies to those who have addressed comments to me during the past month and who have not received a response. Also for not being able to arrange cover for bloggers who have … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1238: GOOD QUESTION by Schadenfreude
Despite the designation “by Schadenfreude” in the title, the puzzle element of this turned out to be quite straightforward. The preamble was mercifully brief, telling us that a title would appear in the … Read more >>
Financial Times N° 14,065 by Cinephile
Two fill-ins in a row give me Cinephiles. This one came with special instructions, that
A at the beginning of a clue always has the same meaning.
Financial Times 14064 Peto
It may look like I’m “stalking” Peto, but it’s because he/she (still incogito) comes on only on Tuesdays. This puzzle follows the same mould as the previous oes – some nice surfaces, a couple of … Read more >>
Independent 8042 / Jambazi
Jambazi is not a setter’s name that I have come across before. Given the subject matter common to many of the clues, I suspect Jambazi is a one-off pseudonym of a regular Independent setter. … Read more >>
Guardian 25,696 – Paul
Another delightful, entertaining and amusing offering from Paul. Place cursor over clue number to read the clue Across 4 SUCKER dd 6 GOMORRAH Rev of HARROW (school) minus W + MOG (slang … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 662 Hectence
Thanks Hectence for an enjoyable puzzle, though there are a couple of gaps in the parsing I can’t fill in. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[Eaach of the pictures at the bottom … Read more >>