A sparkling lesson from Orense in how to make a puzzle both easy-peasy and a joy to solve. I was left, if not entirely grumble-free, then certainly entertained.
Day: 17 April 2014
Independent 8582 / Tees
Tees has given us an entertaining puzzle today. The theme although clear, was quite well disguised. None of the dogs were clued specifically as dogs, so it took a little … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic N° 26,236 by Gordius
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26236. It would hardly be a Gordius puzzle without some quibbles, but in my book they are minor this time out. Across 7. Time a pint’s … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,590 – Dante
Monday Prize Crossword/Apr 7 A Dante crossword with exactly the same grid as the previous prize puzzle (by Crux). A mixture of elegance, nice finds, over-familiar devices and some incredibly easy anagrams. Many thanks to Dante … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,589 by Dogberry
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 5, 2014 An okay puzzle with two clues that stood out for me: 1d (GARISHLY) and 19d (SQUANDER). And it has a couple of unusually … Read more >>