Guardian Quiptic 750 / Beale
A workmanlike puzzle which, for me, lacked any clues with the “wow” factor. Most of the definitions given are from Chambers 12th Edition. Most of the standard abbreviations used in the wordplay are … Read more >>
Day: 31 March 2014
Guardian 26,221 / Rufus
Thanks to Rufus for a characteristic potpourri of anagrams and double and cryptic definitions to start the week. Across 9 Generally where the seas are high (2,3,4) IN THE MAIN Double definition 10 … Read more >>
Independent 8567 by Quixote
This was a well-written puzzle with some excellent surface readings (e.g. 14,4). It was mostly quite accessible, although a few (such as 1 and 7) required a little research to understand the parsing. … Read more >>
Private Eye / Cyclops 517 – Mayhem reporter
This one took more effort than most recent Eye crosswords. It didn’t help that I immediately and incorrectly entered ABSTAINING at 10A – I should have checked the anagram fodder – I did … Read more >>