Cyclops 494: Vicars in uniform
With the usual apologies to anyone who struggled, I found this Cyclops puzzle remarkably easy. For some reason, the one that took me longest was 15d. I think I will nominate 21a/18d as … Read more >>
Day: 12 May 2013
Beelzebub 1,209
The same weekend that Inquisitor is moved into the main paper, Beelzebub benefits from almost double the space we’re used to. The grid is commensurately huge, while the clues remain printed in the … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,211 by eXternal
I think we welcome another new setter to the IoS this week, though I do recall one or two Inquisitors set by eXternal quite recently. This was a good puzzle, which required a … Read more >>
AZED No. 2,135 Plain COMPETITION PUZZLE
Nick: This was perhaps the toughest ‘plain’ puzzle from Azed (other than the ‘specials’) that I have attempted – a definite 10/10 on the hardness scale. But before the blog, something related: Well, … Read more >>
Everyman No. 3474 (5th May)
Lorraine: Good morning to you all. Fairly straight forward Everyman this week, a few clues made me think harder than usual. First clues in, 3 and 8dn, and 18ac. Favourites were, 18,21 and 24ac. … Read more >>