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Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 12, 2013 I spent a fair time finishing off this puzzle. The right half seemed easy while the left half harboured some tricky clues, notably … Read more >>
Two points for those of you who are coming to the John Henderson Big Birthday Bash Part 1: 1. There will be people there who know each other via websites etc, but have … Read more >>
Paul continues the good crossword week with another fine puzzle, full of smiles and ‘aha’ moments and some really neat cluing – I really enjoyed it. Many thanks, Paul. Across 1 Step down … Read more >>
This must have been my quickest ever solve of a Cinephile puzzle, with three quarters of the grid being filled during my first pass through the clues and the rest during the second. … Read more >>
It’s really difficult to know what to say in the preamble for Dac’s puzzles. They always have smooth surfaces and well-constructed clues but there is rarely anything ‘out of the ordinary’ that demands … Read more >>
Preamble: Starting at an unchecked square in the top row, the clockwise perimeter contains a 7-word non-English phrase. Unchecked letters, including corners, rearrange to give I SUB A HAIRCUT. Four clues omit a shared thematic definition. The other 34 clues include a … Read more >>
When you notice that a puzzle has been set by Donk, you know you have a treat in store, both as a solver and as a blogger. Today’s puzzle was no exception. This … Read more >>
Initially fearing a tough one from Neo, I was saved by the long answers, which I got before the shorter ones. He’s given the puzzle a literary flavour. Thanks Neo for an enjoyable … Read more >>
Tough, but not as impossible as it seemed on the first run through. Had to use Google to parse 23dn. Some very nice cluing, my favourites were 10ac, 19/20ac and 6dn. Across 9 … Read more >>
What one would expect of a Quiptic, maybe slightly easier than most. Thanks to Pan. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified links to the puzzle. Please … Read more >>
A wild and wet morning here brings Quixote for our fortnightly monday entertainment. Quite a quick solve and blog today except possibly 17a where I feel I’m missing something possibly to do with … Read more >>
Brendan is becoming quite a regular as an occasional stand-in for Rufus in the Monday slot, which is fine by me. This is a suitably accessible puzzle, with quite a few anagrams and … Read more >>
In this puzzle, which features a 13 by 11 grid, Azed gives us 3 long answers both across and down. The puzzle also includes a larger than usual number of 4 letter words, … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3497.
17:30 21 October – corrupted data in the file has been removed – the blog now reads correctly. This was a Carte Blanche Competition Puzzle from Azed where solvers were presented with a … Read more >>