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(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) Not too much of a problem, … Read more >>
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) Not too much of a problem, once having got used to the many charade-type … Read more >>
A neat puzzle from Klingsor, with lots of lovely surface readings, and no twists in the tail in terms of Nina or themes, at least as far as I can see…readers may think otherwise?… … Read more >>
I think this is the first time I’ve come up in the rotation to write the blog post about a big bank holiday puzzle, which is quite exciting. This was a themed puzzle … Read more >>
A pretty straightforward puzzle from Oxymoron this week? Well, I wasn’t banking on it! Clashes in the grid (my nemesis) were to be resolved not by addition, but by subtraction, eg a clash … Read more >>
Tough day at work today so wasnt really in the right frame of mind to attack this puzzle. Nearly gave up before gutting it out. Thanks to Bradman for an excellent workout – I really loved doing this despite my less-than-ok frame of mind.
I had to get help from the internet for 7d but otherwise it was smooth sailing. Did need some assistance with parsing some clues though, which Geoff kindly helped with.
Another Friday, another Phi! So that’s all good then! We thought that this was a ‘hoot’ of a puzzle. Apart from a ‘little’ problem we finished it fairly quickly and a few … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26243. I thought this a fairly gentle end to the week, with ingenious use of relatively simple constructions – indeed, it was a pleasure to blog. … Read more >>
I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say that Boatman led me a bit of a dance today but it was a very enjoyable one, with lots of twists and turns and smiles … Read more >>
Ringo is snowed under with work today so I’m sorry but you will have to put up with me instead. I found this very straightforward with 75% of the answers entered during my … Read more >>
I had quite a struggle solving this one and explaining the wordplay to my satisfaction. I think that I got there in the end with all but one clue, 28, so I look … Read more >>
Monday Prize Crossword/Apr 14 Pleasant Monday morning entertainment from Crux, mostly quite easy although the SE forced me to use some major braincells. Definitions are underlined wherever possible and/or appropriate. Across 1 TETHER … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of April 12, 2014 A fairly run-of-the-mill puzzle this time. My favourite clues are 16a (PILATES), 29a (GREENE) and 7d (TEA CLOTH). ACROSS 1 Pointer points, showing … Read more >>
IO puzzles are usually a challenge, and this one does not disappoint. Thank you IO for stretching my brain this morning.
There are a couple of clues where IO has defeated me. I’m sure there are valid explanations in there somewhere but I’m damned if I can find them.
This puzzle was a good example of Dac’s art. Virtually all the words and phrases were well known or could be deduced from the wordplay without too much difficulty. A … Read more >>