Beelzebub 1,221
A relatively swift solve at first, though with plenty to check in Chambers before I could quite finish, let alone prepare a blog. Lots of abbreviations and reversals this week. 28ac partly escapes … Read more >>
Day: 4 August 2013
Independent on Sunday 1,223 by Hypnos
The third Sunday Hypnos puzzle I’ve drawn in a row, which is no doubt far more tedious for Hypnos than it is for me. This one provided quite a stiff challenge, requiring two … Read more >>
AZED No. 2,147 Plain
Nick: Fairly easy Azed this week, which I give 4/10 on the Azedian hardness scale, as I completed this puzzle before I left for work Sunday morning at 10:00, in about 80 minutes … Read more >>
Everyman No. 3486 (28th July)
Lorraine: Good morning happy solvers! Yet another fine puzzle from Everyman. First in was 14ac., rushed into writing in the answer and put ‘a stab in the dark’ instead of ‘a shot in … Read more >>
Guardian Genius No 121 by Crucible
This puzzle by Crucible used a device also to be found in the previous puzzle in this series by this setter, No 113 in November last year. A number of clues (19 in … Read more >>