A familiar friend this Friday. Thanks to Bradman for this pleasant jaunt of a solve. Fairly steady progress through out the grid. A couple of clues seemed like they could have been more precise but nothing material enough to take away from some smooth cluing.
Month: November 2014
Financial Times no.14,772 by Neo
It took me a little while to find a foothold in this multilingual offering from Neo…
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 >>
Financial Times 14,771 by IO
A really great puzzle from Io, one of the best puzzles I have blogged for a long time. Far too many good clues to single out any particular one so I will leave that up to you. Thanks Io.
Sloggers & Betters in Cambridge?
It has been suggested that the next S&B get-together outside London be held in Cambridge, rather than Derby, sometime during March/April next year. Please indicate in a comment below if you might be … Read more >>
Independent 8755 / Dac
If you are hoping for a new take on a puzzle set by Dac from someone who seldom blogs the Indy then I’m afraid you are going to be disappointed. I can only … Read more >>
Guardian 26,409 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26409.
Inquisitor 1357: Cause and Effect by Eclogue
This is the second Eclogue Inquisitor that I have blogged. The previous one had a literary theme. This time … .. we had a sporting reference as the theme. The … Read more >>
Independent 8,754 by Radian
One of Radian’s best. I enjoyed this, just the right level of difficulty for me. There was enough to make you think a bit, but the setter loses gracefully, and does so without any lingering feeling of irritation at not being quite able to see how something worked: everything seems sound and of a good standard. Some of the indicators of anagrams, inclusions and reversals were unusual, but they were all fine in my opinion.
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Guardian 26,408 / Otterden
Thanks to Gaufrid for standing in for me last week. I haven’t blogged an Otterden puzzle before and I’m afraid I’m still not warming to his style. I liked one or two of … Read more >>
Financial Times No. 14,770 by PHSSTHPOK
Barring one or two head scratchers, mostly smooth sailing today.