An educational Tuesday challenge
Guardian 26,803 / Picaroon
It’s hard to believe my luck – a second Picaroon puzzle to blog in less than two weeks! The only trouble is I’m running out of things to say. 😉 It’s all here … Read more >>
Month: February 2016
Independent 9149 / Dac
Another Wednesday and another excellent Dac puzzle. As always, smooth surfaces and straightforward clues. Not too difficult, but a great pleasure to solve and blog. We’re away from home this week with a … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1423: XXXX by Wiglaf
XXXX by Wiglaf Preamble: 15 clue answers must be thematically shortened before entry in the grid. Their clues contain a definition for the full answer; wordplay and letter-counts refer to grid entries, not … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 26,802 by Imogen
Struggled at several points…
Independent 9,148 / Vigo
I think this may well be my first blog of a Vigo puzzle, although I have solved and enjoyed some of his/her previous submissions. For me, this was a medium-difficulty puzzle, with a … Read more >>
Independent 9,147 by Wiglaf
Another new setter to the Independent fold.
Guardian 26,801 – Rufus
It’s Monday, it’s Rufus, we know what to expect – a generous supply of double and cryptic definitions (five of each today). Thanks to the setter. By the way, I see the Guardian … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 847 Hectence
Thank you to Hectence for a Quiptic with, I think, about the right level of difficulty. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Wrong to send volunteers round on service call (2,5) … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1,352
I seemed to be quite well tuned in to Beelzebub’s wavelength this week, getting through this reasonably swiftly. That said, I did slip up by entering AINO incorrectly at 26 down. I felt … Read more >>
AZED 2,278
A standard plain Azed this week, in a standard 12 x 12 grid.
Independent on Sunday 1354/Kairos
Possibly the most difficult Kairos I’ve ever blogged or solved. I know that I keep banging on about this, but within the crossword universe, the IoS is meant to be an ‘accessible’ puzzle, … Read more >>
Everyman 3,617
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3617.
Independent 9,140 by Anglio (Saturday Prize Puzzle, 30/01/16)
It looks like we have another new setter today, or at least a quick search of Fifteensquared doesn’t suggest otherwise. In which case, welcome Anglio. I found this quite a challenge, and never … Read more >>
Guardian Prize 26,794 / Picaroon
Another delightful box of tricks from Picaroon, brimming with wittily inventive and misdirecting clues, along with brilliant story-telling surfaces – a joy to solve, from beginning to end. I didn’t have many entries … Read more >>