It took me a little while to find a foothold in this multilingual offering from Neo…
Day: 6 November 2014
Independent 8,756 / Nestor
Today is Thursday, a compiling slot not infrequently occupied by Nestor. Alas, it has not recently fallen to me to blog a Nestor, so I was pleased to see his name alongside today’s … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26410 Crucible
(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.) Tough in a couple of spots, … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26410 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) Tough in a couple of spots, but managed in the end, though there’s one … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,763 – Gaff
Monday Prize Crossword/Oct 27 The name Gaff is usually synonymous to ‘something special’ and today it wasn’t different. “An anniversary puzzle” celebrating the 100th birthday of one of Britain’s best-loved poets, featuring a truly exceptional anagram. … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,762 by Magwitch
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of October 25, 2014 In spite of having become somewhat accustomed to Magwitch’s cluing style, I found this puzzle difficult, especially the right half, and completed it … Read more >>