As usual Phi has given us a neat efficient crossword with some very nice clues. As I have said before, he is often a bit tricky to get started on and then when you look back afterwards it all seems so simple, as witness the large number of answers that have been parsed in just one term, and I don’t think that’s because I’m in a bit of a hurry to complete this since I have a message from Norton telling me that they must fix a threat which is high risk, and the whole thing may explode before the blog is completed.
Month: September 2015
Guardian 26,680 – Tramp
Well, that was fun! Another of Tramp’s puzzles where many of the clues are related to a theme, but almost no knowledge of the theme is needed to solve them. The theme of … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,039 by GAFF
A good fun Gaffle this Friday. Thanks to Gaff for yet another twisted challenge, albeit on the easier side relative to some of his earlier work that I have encountered. Quite a few subtraction anagrams in this one. Progress was slow and steady with the SW corner holding me up in the homestretch. Parsing for 15ac continues to elude me.
Guardian Cryptic 26679 Orlando
(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.) A tougher than average Cryptic I … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26679 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) A tougher than average Cryptic I reckon; 4 down is Prize-worthy, not to mention … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,038 by BRADMAN
Gentle but fun, with a couple of really neat clues. Thanks, Bradman
Independent 9025 / Nestor
Nestor takes over the Thursday spot this week. It was something of a relief, as it seemed rather less tricky than we have come to expect for a Thursday. We are out of … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,029 – Armonie
Monday Prize Crossword / Sep 7, 2015
Armonie’s crosswords mostly appear on a Tuesday but this puzzle made once more clear why many solvers think he is the ideal week-opener.
Easy, concise and accessible, generally smooth surfaces and surely no trickery.
Financial Times 15,028 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of September 5, 2015
Financial Times 15,037 by LOROSO
Super puzzle. Thanks Loroso.
Independent 9,024 / Dac
Today offers me my once-monthly opportunity to blog a Dac puzzle on a Wednesday. And I don’t suppose that I’ll say anything today that I haven’t said many times before: we have before … Read more >>
Guardian 26,678 by Chifonie
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26678.
Inquisitor 1402: Child’s Play by Ferret
Swaps due to holidays (mainly afloat!) mean that I have two blogs in a row. This time Ho is on holiday, so it was down to me (Hi) to complete and blog this … Read more >>
Guardian 26,677 / Vlad
After a week totally away from crosswords – many thanks to Gaufrid for standing in for me last Monday – it was a bit of a shock to see Vlad’s name on this … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,036 by NEO
This was a tough challenge from Neo that tests your general knowledge as much as it does your ability to decipher the clues.