Andrew

I started off thinking this was going to be pretty much a write-in, but was held up in the SW corner with one obscure (to me) answer and one bit of rather tricky … Read more >>

As per my usual experience with Vlad, much of this was as troublesome as I feared, though with a few rather involved constructions, and some tricky clues to provide a suitable degree of … Read more >>

A bit of a surprise to see Paul’s name today, as he usually appears later in the week. I found this quite hard to get going on, and not much easier to finish, … Read more >>

Pretty easy-going for a Brummie, I thought, with just a little trouble finishing off the SW corner. Brummie doesn’t always do themes, but I spotted one here quite quickly (which helped with a … Read more >>

My second appearance of the week, standing in for Eileen who is on holiday. I found this pretty tough: slow to start and not much quicker even when I had some answers in. … Read more >>

It was no surprise to see a Chifonie today after Vulcan last week, as the two of them have set more than half the Monday puzzles since Rufus’s retirement. This one was a … Read more >>

Puck never disappoints, and here is another fine example… … with a mini(?) theme given by the song at 11,26, which was written by HARRY WARREN and MACK GORDON. I can’t see any … Read more >>

Good fun as always from Qaos, with a couple of his trademark mathematical clues… … and as (almost) always, a ghost theme, this time of newspapers: we have the DAILY TELEGRAPH, EXPRESS, STAR … Read more >>

A nice surprise to get an Arachne for my first blog after a couple of weeks away in the Highlands (thanks to Loonapick and Teacow for keeping my seat warm). Lots of fun … Read more >>

No doubt about whether there was a theme here, with many references to “2 great”. I got a couple of the linked answers first, which revealed what 2d had to be, and the … Read more >>