January 30, 2014 at 12:38 pm

Independent 8,516 / Nimrod

January 30, 2014 at 2:26 pmJanuary 30, 2014 at 12:38 pm by RatkojaRiku

This was my first blogging encounter with Nimrod for a long time – and is not one that I will forget in a hurry! A first perusal of the grid reveals that most … Read more >>

Financial Times no.14,533 by Rosa

January 30, 2014 at 9:26 am by Ringo

I thought this was a marvellous puzzle from a setter I don’t think I’m familiar with (in this guise at least): witty, inventive, original and challenging. It was such a fun solve I … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26170 Arachne

January 30, 2014 at 10:13 amJanuary 30, 2014 at 9:05 am by scchua

The last Arachne I blogged was her last Quiptic before she retired from that section. I’m pleased to make her re-acquaintance today. It was fun solving and blogging it – quite some inventive clueing. … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,524 – Dante

February 3, 2014 at 11:00 pmJanuary 30, 2014 at 12:05 am by Sil

Monday Prize Crossword/Jan 20 If my memory serves me well, I think I found this Dante puzzle slightly harder than average for our beloved setter. I also remember me not immensely enjoying the … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,523 by Mudd

January 30, 2014 at 12:01 am by Pete Maclean

Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 18, 2014 I found this puzzle tough in parts but good. My top clues are 4D (ACCIDENT), 5D (EXCLAMATION MARK), 23A (AS WELL) and 28A … Read more >>