A typically witty and eclectic puzzle from Paul.
Year: 2018
Enigmatic Variations No. 1316: Necessary Exposure by Oxymoron
A fairly short preamble this week, and no special clue types. An easy week for me… NOT! In NECESSARY EXPOSURE, 15 answers are entered normally; all other answers must be partially treated before … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,784 by BRADMAN
A typical Friday workout from Bradman. Unfortunately, the grid has an error in the NW corner that makes it impossible to fit one of 9ac or 2dn. To the folks ushering in the lunar new year, Gong Xi Fa Cai. Have a great year of the Dog.
Independent 9,780 / Phi
Phi has provided yet another Friday cruciverbal workout to ease us into the weekend. I found this one to be towards the harder end of the Phi spectrum in terms of difficulty and … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27434 Arachne
It’s been some time since I blogged Arachne, whose puzzles I’ve always enjoyed. Thanks to Arachne. Definitions are underlined in the clues. There is a nina around the grid perimeter: TIMOTHY AND CODY … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,783 by JULIUS
The puzzle can be found here.
Independent 9779 / Klingsor
It’s a bit like buses. No blogging of Klingsor for a while, then I get both the January and February ones. That’s fine! There was only one word I didn’t … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic 27,433 by Paul
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/27433.
Financial Times 15,773 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 4, 2018
Financial Times 15,782 by GOZO
An interesting and enjoyable change from the usual Gozo fare. I started off slowly and then picked up steam towards the end. Sorry for the late blog but I’m on holiday this week and had a very late start. Thank you Gozo.
Independent 9,778 by Eimi
A nice crossword from Eimi, nothing too demanding but everything quietly satisfactory; except for the definition in 26dn, which I am a little unsure of. There seems to be a preponderance ot the words ‘ref’ or ‘referring to’ in the blog, for which I apologise.
Definitions underlined, in maroon. Anagram indicators in italics.
Guardian 27,432 / Brummie
A fun puzzle from Brummie this morning. I wasn’t getting very far with this, having only 11ac in the across clues but the combination at 6,15, 7 and 13,24 opened things up nicely … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1528: Seven Shaded Shapes by Pointer
Haven’t blogged a puzzle by Pointer before. Preamble: In the spirit of the theme, the seven shaded shapes should be carefully cut out from the filled grid, leaving holes, and assembled to … Read more >>
AZED 2,382
Massive apologies for the delay in getting this blog out.
Financial Times 15,781 / Hamilton
I am again having to stand in at the last moment and so another post prepared in a hurry with the consequential possibility of errors (though I hope not). In the interest of … Read more >>