Independent 8388 by Punk
Lots of the usual inventive and frequently suggestive cluing from Punk. Some of the surfaces were a bit jerky but there were a lot of clever devices. I particularly liked 1 and 18. … Read more >>
Month: September 2013
Cyclops 502: Stating the bleedin’ obvious
After the last one I blogged, a straightforward Cyclops puzzle. Some clever clues, with special mention going to 2d and 9/7d. Across 1 TAHITI Country hat off before sex with one *(hat), with … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1,225
Initially a fairly mid-paced week for me, but with a real struggle at the end, leaving a few clues unexplained. I’ve reproduced the relevant clues. *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,227 by Hypnos
Another fine puzzle from Hypnos, which seemed neither too hard or too easy. I briefly wondered if a theme was in the offing, centred around the actor at 20ac, who has recently passed … Read more >>
Everyman No. 3490 (25th August)
Lorraine: Good morning to you all. Well what can I say. I could not write them in quick enough, one look and the answers just kept coming! I love it when that happens, crossword … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 122 – Tramp
As is often the case in Genius puzzles, the special instructions were a little mysterious at first: “Seven solutions are of a kind and lack further definition. They must be suitably transformed before … Read more >>
Azed 2151 Printer’s Pie
This is the first non-standard Azed puzzle that I have blogged for some time. I found it a pleasant change from the normal fare. There was a preamble to this … Read more >>