I always enjoy Monk puzzles, varied and entertaining. They are not as intimidating as they used to be, I no longer have any fear of failing to complete the puzzle in time for the blog (now only Io occupies this territory). Thanks Monk for another fun puzzle.
Day: 10 August 2016
Guardian Cryptic 26,959 by Picaroon
Tough and very nicely clued – many favourites, including 11ac, 12dn and all of the four-letter ones: 13ac, 18ac, 2dn and 22dn. Thanks, Picaroon
Independent 9305 / Dac
Dac has given us a puzzle today with many basic, but well disguised, cluing techniques When I first started writing this blog, I was struck by the number of clues … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1449: Pleasant Spot by Shark
Shark sets an Inquisitor puzzle about twice a year. The preamble in Inquisitor 1449 stated that the wordplay in thirteen clues leads to the answer with one letter missing. In … Read more >>