Very gentle. Thanks, Magwitch.
Month: November 2015
Financial Times 15,089 – Dante
Another one of these Dante/Rufus puzzles that left me with one that I couldn’t parse. The Alberichs and Monks of the World are often much easier in that respect.
Financial Times 15,088 by Cincinnus
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of November 14, 2015
Financial Times 15097 by AARDVARK
Aardvark, but not at his best?
Independent 9084 by Quixote
Quixote’s monthly appearance as a sub for Dac and as usual not lowering the standard at all; everything elegantly and efficiently clued. I sped through this but spent twenty minutes on 12/14 before giving up. It’s a phrase I had never heard and I felt a bit guilty not knowing it as it’s probably quite well-known.
So, for me at any rate, the unusual word or phrase was there, a trademark of Quixote’s puzzles.
Guardian Cryptic 26738 by Paul
The puzzle amy be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26738.
Inquisitor 1412: The Great Divide by Wan
Seen Wan here a couple of times before, most recently on the Pennine Way (“Pub Crawl”). First noted the asymmetric grid … more often a positive indicator of a puzzle than a negative … Read more >>
Financial Times 15096 by NEO
(Not too) stormy weather
Guardian 26,737 / Nutmeg
Another fine puzzle from Nutmeg, with characteristically elegant cluing and some ingenious / well-hidden definitions and great surfaces throughout. Many thanks, Nutmeg – I enjoyed it a lot. Across 1 Pays attention to compliments … Read more >>
Independent 9083 / Quaiteaux
The 225 archive shows that this is only the sixth Quaiteaux Indy puzzle, and that is more than four years since this setter last appeared in the Indy – so long ago, in fact, that … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 836/Anto
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? This is Anto’s fifth Quiptic. The blogging score so far is Pierre 4-1 newmarketsausage. Personally I could call a halt to the game right now. I think it’s fair … Read more >>
Independent 9082/Kairos
I’m more used to solving and blogging Kairos in the Independent on Sunday, where he is usually gentle with us. Monday comes round … I found this hard, but that … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26736 by Rufus
Quick and fun, with the usual Rufus mix of clues. Favourites were 10ac and 20dn – thanks, Rufus.
Cyclops 560: Looks bad for some
Alas, the dental abscess that is currently tormenting me was compounded by the fact that I woke with a migraine (and that is not a reference to my husband!) this morning. And I … Read more >>
Everyman 3606
A quick Everyman for me, a couple of smiles but hopefully more like the everyman of old.