Wed July 17, 2013 at 9:47 am

Guardian 26,002 – Picaroon

Fri July 26, 2013 at 12:11 pmWed July 17, 2013 at 9:47 am by Andrew

A nice variety of clueing devices in this puzzle from Picaroon, with some great surface readings, and also a range of levels of difficulty. I got perhaps half a dozen answers on my … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,367 / Gozo

Wed July 17, 2013 at 11:10 amWed July 17, 2013 at 8:54 am by Gaufrid

As we were told that ‘all the across clues lack a thematic definition’ it seemed logical to start with the downs and the first pass through these gave enough entries for me to be … Read more >>

Independent 8348 / Dac

Wed July 17, 2013 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

After last week’s Anax puzzle, my blog returns to the calmer waters of a Dac. This was another of Dac’s good sound crosswords where you know that the clues will … Read more >>

Inquisitor 1289: The Sound of Music by Nutmeg

Wed July 17, 2013 at 7:25 amWed July 17, 2013 at 2:00 am by duncanshiell

Nutmeg is a fairly prolific setter in the Inquisitor series with a slightly quirky line in themes. The preamble told us that the puzzle celebrated the unclued singer at 6 … Read more >>