Good fun from Rufus – I was more on his wavelength for the cryptic defs than usual. Favourite was 5dn.
Month: March 2015
Independent 8872 by Bucko
Bucko is a relatively new compiler so I was unsure what to expect. I found this on the easy side but with a few clues where the parsings required some effort to understand. … Read more >>
Quiptic 801 by Nutmeg
An engaging offering from Nutmeg to start us on the cryptic week.
Beelzebub 1,306
It may just be that I was able to give this one some proper concentration, which isnt always the case, but I seemed to get through it quite swiftly. There were just a … Read more >>
Azed 2232 – Double Trouble
My Azed blogging has been perfectly synchronised with the appearance of specials recently – this is the fourth in a row that I’ve had to contend with. I was going to say that … Read more >>
Everyman 3571/16 March
Another fine crossword from Everyman, but there were some tricky ones in here. And a nod to what many people will be celebrating today. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,308 by Hypnos
I found this more of a challenge than the usual Sunday puzzle. Very enjoyable it was too. Thanks Hypnos.
Guardian Prize 26,519 by Paul
A plain, unthemed (unless I’ve missed something) prize puzzle from Paul this week.
Enigmatic Variations No. 1164: Greetings by Kruger
Kruger sends his ‘GREETINGS’ – will EV solvers return the hand of friendship? I think they should!… I thought this was a wonderful and (eventually) accessible puzzle – bit of a slow burner to … Read more >>
Independent Sat 14-Mar-2015 8865 Tyrus
Ooo, I struggled a bit with this one. I had what felt like a slow start, but then cold-solved a clutch of down clues which led to a few others, so was happy enough … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,884 by WANDERER
Wanderer returns this Friday. He returns to try and expose my facade as a solver/blogger. He nearly succeeded.
Independent 8,870 / Phi
Today brought me my regular monthly lexical tussle with Phi. I actually found this one towards the easier end of the Phi spectrum. The grid certainly helped, in that it provided a lot … Read more >>
Guardian 26,524 by Boatman
Lots of fun and cleverness today – I enjoyed the neatness of e.g. 7dn, 14dn and my favourite 18dn more than the write in, parse quite a bit later 26ac and 1dn. Thanks to Boatman.
Guardian 26,523 – Paul
I thought I was in a for an easy ride when the first two acrosses were write-ins; things slowed down after that, but I made steady progress and found it a satisfying solve. … Read more >>
Independent 8869 / Anax
It’s been a while since I blogged an Anax crossword . I’ve always found Anax’s puzzles require a good deal of lateral thinking and I get a great deal of … Read more >>