Coot – a new name for me to blog. As the premiership season begins.
Day: 16 August 2025
Quick Cryptic 72 by Maskarade
This week’s 11 x 11 crossword from the Guardian, intended to teach cryptic crosswords, found here
Private Eye (Cyclops/810) Big? A Bit Much.
Cyclops still on puerile form with an Eye puzzle I found on the hard side this time.
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,769 by Brendan (9 August 2025)

Are you a methodical solver – start at the first A, work through to the last D – or a ‘flitter’ – eyes darting around the clues and looking for a quick way in?