December 13, 2013 at 11:00 am

Beelzebub 1,240

December 13, 2013 at 11:00 am by Simon Harding

It’s in rather sombre circumstances that I return to blogging the even-numbered Beelzebubs, our other blogger Jed having sadly passed away recently. From what I hear, though, Jed was far from the sort … Read more >>

Independent 8,476 by Phi

May 4, 2018 at 9:48 amDecember 13, 2013 at 9:57 am by John

A typically pleasant crossword from Phi on a Friday. There is no doubt some subtle Nina, but, as usual with me and Phi (actually most other people as well), I can’t see it. … Read more >>

Guardian 26,130 / Puck

December 13, 2013 at 5:19 pmDecember 13, 2013 at 9:29 am by Eileen

Friday the thirteenth but nothing sinister in this basket of fruit [nothing given away, I think – like Brendan’s ‘sense’, on Monday, ‘fruit’ appears throughout the clues] from Puck – just the playful … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,495 by MAGWITCH

December 13, 2013 at 5:54 pmDecember 13, 2013 at 5:16 am by Turbolegs

An interesting one from Magwitch this, with a fair share of anagrams, which I quite like as they help me get started quickly. My first time posting a solution here, so do appreciate … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No 1098 Find and replace by Poat

December 13, 2013 at 12:05 am by twencelas

A new setter for me to blog, but not a new setter. Poat’s puzzles tends to lie at the harder end of the spectrum – all seems so simple 16 clues with words … Read more >>