A new setter to me this morning.
Independent 9550 / Morph
Morph has clearly flagged up a theme with all the references in italics in the clues. The theme though is completely irrelevant to all but one of the clues. I … Read more >>
Month: May 2017
Guardian Quiptic 914/Moley
Moley on top form today – an excellent Quiptic. If you had to niggle, you might say a bit overloaded with anagrams, but beginners appreciate that, because it gives them a foothold in … Read more >>
Independent 9549/Beet
Yet another new setter in the Indy, and in my opinion a good debut puzzle. One or two I have struggled to parse, but I’m sure help will be forthcoming. What did you … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,203 by Rufus
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27203.
Everyman 3,683
After several weeks of harder than average Everymans (or should that be Everymen?) we seem to have returned to normal with a very accessible puzzle, though one that was still a pleasure to … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1421/Peter
The Peter/Pierre combo again hits the Sunday Indy slot. Lots of well-constructed clues and some clever misdirections. Bravo, Peter. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx) anagram anagrind = … Read more >>
AZED 2,344
I found this easier than usual, but all the more enjoyable for it. Thank you Azed.
Independent crossword 9548 by Hob
The middle of May and, if my ageing memory is right, I think my first blog of a puzzle by Hob. And quite a tricky one it proved to be. Some tough clues. … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations 1277 Remake by Eclogue
Half the clues lose a letter and the other half gain, with the letters lost matching the letters gained. These letters can then be rearranged to provide a thematic link to a surname … Read more >>
Guardian 27,196 / Crucible
An excellent puzzle from Crucible, I though. The theme was … … planets of the solar system. Each of the themed clues (without definition) is one of the planets (not including Pluto, which … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,553 by ALBERICH
A witty entertaining puzzle from Alberich, where several times, the parsing took longer than the solving. 🙂 Thanks Alberich.
Independent 9547 / Phi
Another Phi-day and another Phi, although we have to say that this didn’t feel like a ‘normal’ Phi although we cannot identify quite why. We were somewhat puzzled by the wordplay in … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,201 by Enigmatist
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27201.
Financial Times 15,552 by NEO
One of THOSE mornings…