Gentle fun from Rufus…
Month: November 2014
Quiptic 781 by Orlando
What better way to start the crossword week than an encounter with Orlando?
Independent 8,753 by Eimi
Now we are Eight. Nice to see the editor for a change and a generally easyish puzzle to brighten an otherwise drab, damp and generally grotty day here in Suffolk.
Beelzebub 1,286
I’m having to finish this one off as I’m blogging. I think that’s more to do with struggling to find the time during the week rather than struggling with the puzzle, as everything … Read more >>
AZED 2,212
This week’s plain puzzle contained several clues that would not be out of place in a daily cryptic.
Everyman 3551/26 October
A lot of clever anagrams in this one, and the typically good surfaces that we expect from Everyman. One or two tricky ones, though, where I for one needed some crossing letters before … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 136 by Puck
For Genius 136, Puck tells us that “Eight solutions include one or more thematic elements that are absent from their clues. Before submitting your completed entry you must make a single numerical adjustment in … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,288 by Raich
A straightforward and enjoyable puzzle from Raich.
Fifteensquared is now Twocubed
Eight years ago today the first blog was published on Fifteensquared by the site’s founder neildubya (it was for a Janus puzzle in the Guardian which had appeared two days earlier). Since then we have … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 26,400 by Picaroon
A themed puzzle with some very nice surfaces this week.
Independent 8746 (Sat 25th Oct 2014) Jambazi
If there’s one thing that is notable about a Jambazi puzzle, it is that every clue surface reading makes sense, but not necessarily one that helps solve the clue much… … which is why … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1144: Qualification by Nutmeg
As Brad Pitt once said: ‘The first rule of Fight Club is that you do NOT talk about Fight Club.’ Well, to paraphrase…’the first rule of EV Club is that you DO read, re-read … Read more >>