As always Azed provides a masterclass in clueing: not always the most riveting surfaces or constructions, but everything utterly sound.
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Month: July 2016
Independent 9272 by Nimrod (Saturday Puzzle 2 July 2016)
To adapt a well-worn and topical football cliché, Nimrod would probably be the first name on the Indy (or any other) crossword editor’s ‘team sheet’…and to quote the Monty Python team in their (admittedly … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No.1231 – Awake! Why? by MynoT
This is my second ‘enter where they will fit’ puzzle in a row. I normally enjoy these, but this one has an additional element on top of the cold solving – ten answers must be ‘thematically treated’.
Guardian Prize 26,920 by Paul
All good stuff from as we have come to expect, thanks Paul.
Financial Times 15,281 by GAFF
A brain-twisting experience from Gaff, more so since I didnt see the FT site version which has the preamble (that Geoff later pointed out to me). Made steady progress through the grid until I ground to a halt in the SE quadrant. Needed the prop up from Gaufrid to fill in the blanks.
Independent 9271 / Phi
Phi has given us an interesting puzzle today First look at the grid suggests it is a classic design for a message round the outside. However, Phi is only … Read more >>
Guardian 26,925 / Screw
Unless Screw has made a mistake re 2dn, this puzzle must have been compiled last year, or earlier, yet 1dn is currently very topical. I cannot see anything 7dn yet those expats living … Read more >>