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Month: May 2016

Guardian 26,875 – Qaos

May 4, 2016 at 5:22 am by Andrew

Good fun as always from this setter, though I have a couple of niggles on definitions, especially on the rather obscure 25a. Thanks to Qaos. Following on from the militaristic theme in Qaos’s … Read more >>

Categories Guardian 57 Comments

Inquisitor 1435: Prize Puzzle by eXternal

May 4, 2016 at 10:04 amMay 4, 2016 at 12:01 am by kenmac

Inquisitor 1435Preamble: Wordplay in each across clue gives the answer with one extra letter; in clue order, these reveal two messages. The first indicates how the answers to six down clues must be … Read more >>

Categories Inquisitor 13 Comments

Financial Times 15,230 by ARMONIE

May 3, 2016 at 9:19 am by loonapick

My last Tuesday FT blog … standard Armonie fare

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Categories FT 3 Comments

Guardian 26,874 / Imogen

May 3, 2016 at 8:42 am by Gaufrid

I thought I was going to be in for a hard time this morning with only a smattering of entries during my first pass through the clues but these were enough for me … Read more >>

Categories Guardian 66 Comments

Independent 9,220 / Eimi

May 4, 2016 at 11:00 amMay 3, 2016 at 6:53 am by RatkojaRiku

It is the crossword editor himself who has supplied today’s lexical challenge. And not long after I blogged a highly topical puzzle about the Panama papers scandal, today sees me writing up another … Read more >>

Categories Independent 18 Comments

Guardian Quiptic 859 Pan

May 2, 2016 at 12:33 pmMay 2, 2016 at 9:15 am by scchua

(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.)  I made more headway with the … Read more >>

Categories Guardian Quiptic 8 Comments

Guardian Quiptic 859 with Picture Quiz

May 2, 2016 at 12:32 pmMay 2, 2016 at 9:14 am by scchua

(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow.  To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.)  I made more headway with the down clues than the across ones.  Par for … Read more >>

Categories Quiz Response 37 Comments

Independent 9,219 by Lohengrin

May 2, 2016 at 8:37 am by flashling

A Bank Holiday special today.

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Categories Independent 11 Comments

Guardian Cryptic 26,873 by Chifonie

May 2, 2016 at 3:30 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26873

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Categories Guardian 34 Comments

Independent on Sunday 1,367 by Nitsy

May 1, 2016 at 4:50 pmMay 1, 2016 at 1:00 am by Simon Harding

No particular sticking points today, just a smooth Sunday solve where everything adds up nicely. I particularly enjoyed the longish charade at 21 across, and there were a couple of nice &lits in … Read more >>

Categories Independent 3 Comments

AZED 2,290

May 1, 2016 at 12:01 am by bridgesong

A plain Azed with one unusual feature: there were twice as many words of Hindustani origin as Scottish ones.

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Categories Azed 6 Comments

Everyman 3,629

June 1, 2016 at 5:24 pmMay 1, 2016 at 12:01 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/everyman/3629.

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Categories Everyman 17 Comments

Guardian Genius 154 by Monk

May 1, 2016 at 12:01 am by mc_rapper67

The preamble to Genius 154 tells us: “Solutions to the clues are to be entered in one of two ways to be determined by the solver, which are confirmed by a message that … Read more >>

Categories Guardian Genius 7 Comments
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