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An interesting puzzle from Vigo today Whenever I see a puzzle with thirty-eight clues I reckon there must be something going on in the grid. It took me a long … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27659.
Great puzzle from Falcon this morning. Lots to enjoy!
As Andrew said a couple of weeks ago, there seems to be an emerging pattern of Vulcan and Chifonie alternating in the Monday slot. A generally straightforward puzzle [I have one or two … Read more >>
A nice Monday workout which was generally on the easy side with a lot of those sort of clues where you feel the answer should have been obvious immediately but it actually takes a bit of working out.
A carefully constructed Quiptic which hits the spot. I’d like to think that there’s a newer solver out there today for whom this has been the first completion without help. We all remember … Read more >>
The Observer crossword from Oct 28, 2018
Another goodie but one that took me considerably longer than usual.
Perhaps, I was still a bit 20d [my first one in] after the York S&B.
Always a pleasure to solve and blog a Kairos puzzle. Lots to like in this one. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram … Read more >>
Paul often lets his quirkiness run free when he is let loose in the (almost-)anything-goes Wild-Wild West frontier of the Genius… …and he doesn’t disappoint here! The preamble states that: “2 11 by 21 … Read more >>
A plain Azed this week – a typical example of the genre I thought the clues in this puzzle were less complex in construction that some Azed puzzles, but they … Read more >>
Looks like Dalibor is on the setting cycle that makes his puzzles land on my day to blog again … … and I certainly don’t mind that. Two thirds of the way into … Read more >>
An alphabetic jigsaw style this week with misprints in all definitions. The replaced letters spelling out a phrase to indicate the theme. The BRIEFCASES then need to be highlighted. I must admit, it … Read more >>
Great fun from Paul, as usual, though I found this quite tricky to finish: 18, 11 and 3, 7 – both very nice clues! – held me up for a long time, thanks … Read more >>
A tricky puzzle today from Wanderer that I had to attempt a few times to get through. Yet another crossword where the parsing for many clues took longer than the solve itself. Thanks Wanderer, for a brisk workout!
Another beautifully-crafted puzzle from Nutmeg to round off a generally good week. As usual, there are lots of witty, elegant clues – I’ll pick out 12, 14, 16 and 27ac and 4 and … Read more >>