I enjoyed this very much. Nice to have some good straightforward cryptic puzzles in the mix. No bells and whistles just quality clues and a sensible grid. Thanks Alberich.
Month: March 2015
Guardian 26,516 – Vlad
Another week, another new setter. Actually Vlad has appeared a couple of times as the setter of the Genius puzzle (including the current one), but I think this is his (?) first appearance … Read more >>
Independent 8862 / Dac
Another well-crafted offering from Dac this week, but one clue didn’t seem to fit the normally excellent surfaces and wordplay. Perhaps because we hadn’t heard the phrase ‘wall pass’ before (not being football … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1375: Illusion by Phi
Preamble: Solvers must scale component letters of some entries to match the illusion. This will require some letters to be entered in such a way that one to a cell is not maintained; … Read more >>
Independent 8,861 / Radian
Owing to difficulties accessing the puzzle, I am posting this blog somewhat later than is customary, for which I apologise. Radian has conjured up our daily dose of lexical gymnastics this Tuesday. I … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,875 by NEO
My first blog entry for several years, so be patient!
This was a fairly straightforward solve, with no clue taking more than a minute to solve. I don’t like the use of names as synonyms in the middle of clues which spoiled a couple of them for me, but that’s a personal thing.
Guardian 26,515 by Picaroon
Picaroon for me again, a bit wearing in places though.
Guardian Quiptic 799 Moley
A fair Quiptic, with a couple of clues that I felt weren’t that cryptic, even for a Quiptic. Thanks to Moley. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 7 Goddess just atrophied away (9) … Read more >>
Independent 8,860 by Morph
Morph appears – to start our week in the Indy
Guardian 26,514 by Rufus
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26514.
Beelzebub 1,304
Apologies for the slightly tardy posting. I’ve only just managed to finish this one, though I think that’s more down to my own disorganisation this week, rather than this being an unusually challenging … Read more >>
AZED 2,230
A plain competition puzzle this month from Azed.
Independent on Sunday 1306/Daedalus
Daedalus made his debut in the IoS a month or so ago, and I wasn’t mad keen on that puzzle, so he’s probably not too chuffed that his second outing has fallen to … Read more >>
Everyman 3,569
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3569.
Guardian Prize 26,507 / Paul
This was one of those puzzles which, at first glance, with all the cross-references, cause the heart to sink a little and, at first glance, the two XXs looked a little daunting, too … Read more >>