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The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26259. I thought this a splendid puzzle, with misdirection in all directions, and definitions that required much thought to see their appropriateness. Across 1. “Sun” follows this … Read more >>
A welcome return by Hypnos. Thematically, 32 clues have a superfluous letter in a jumbled word in the definition part; these letters spell out the theme, illustrated by five … Read more >>
(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.) An enjoyable straightforward puzzle normal for … Read more >>
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) An enjoyable straightforward puzzle normal for a Tuesday. Thanks to Sayang. Definitions are underlined in … Read more >>
After the superb Indy puzzle from Morph yesterday, I was prepared for a bit of a let-down to solve and blog today, so I was even more than usually delighted to find Philistine’s … Read more >>
It’s Tuesday so we were expecting something slightly out of the ordinary. What’s more – it’s our first blog of an Eimi puzzle! When we saw that the puzzle was by Eimi … Read more >>
*=anagram [] = removed e.g. char[m]=char ()=abbreviation e.g. A(mpere)=a Hom. = homophone This was a very clever idea, with the across clues being cast as nonsense limericks, a form of verse popularized by … Read more >>
Nutmeg started setting for the Guardian Cryptic a while ago and her puzzles there have been well-received. But I’m glad she’s still doing the Quiptic, because she generally manages to set an accessible … Read more >>
Plenty of cryptic defs and anagrams from Rufus as usual, but only a few double defs. My favourites were 24ac and 2dn.
A puzzle with some imaginative clues — I think 4d gets my vote for best initially-deceptive wordplay, though that perhaps depends on what team you support. 19d also gets a mention. Across 7 … Read more >>
This seemed to be around the middle of the difficulty range for Beelzebub, with lots of interesting new terms to pick up, and hopefully remember for future reference. I’ve the tiniest of queries … Read more >>
It looks like it’s over a year since I last blogged a Commoner puzzle. This one seemed eminently manageable, taking less time to finish than the rather 8 down pint of Best I … Read more >>
Lorraine: Good morning one and all. I enjoyed this weeks offering until I got to the South West corner; I needed help with 15dn, 16dn and 24ac. Thanks Nick, to the rescue once again. … Read more >>
A plain competition Azed this week. I found this harder than most Azeds that I have blogged recently and I enjoyed solving it. I can usually get at least half the … Read more >>
When I know I am going to blog a puzzle I try to make some notes as I solve it, roughing out the wordplay etc. So it might take a bit longer than usual. … Read more >>