Andrew

Apart from a couple of very easy clues, this started off looking rather impenetrable, but it yielded gradually and satisfyingly. There are a few rather tricky parsings (including one that is so obscure … Read more >>

I had been tipped off that Tramp was today’s setter, so was looking forward to this one. Lots of good fun as usual, though without (as far as I can see) any particular … Read more >>

Pan is a regular in the Quiptic slot, but this is his (?) third appearance on the Cryptic sde. As on previous occasions, many (perhaps most) of the clues were of Quiptic standard, … Read more >>

It’s unusual these days to see Paul on a Tuesday, but being earlier in the week didn’t mean (at least for me) an easier puzzle: I found this quite hard by Paul’s standards, … Read more >>

In retrospect a fairly typical Rufus, with lots of cryptic and double definitions, though it seemed a bit harder than usual when I was solving it. Thanks to Rufus]         … Read more >>

A fairly typic Vlad experience for me today, where I got off to a good start with some (relatively) easy clues, but then slowed down and took a while to finish off. Even … Read more >>

Good inventive fun as always from Paul, with an outstandingly appropriate anagram at 18,11, though needing a couple of bits of general knowledge that were only just in the category of “stuff I … Read more >>

Qaos commented yesterday that “you’ve a really good one to look forward to tomorrow”, and here it is. As is often the case with Tramp, there are lots of references to a theme … Read more >>

It was a great pleasure to find Nutmeg as the setter on my return from a couple of weeks away in the Highlands (thanks to Gaufrid for standing in for me). No need … Read more >>

Setters continue to be inspired by the UK political situation… …specifically in this case mostly by Theresa May, and other meanings of her surname. I found this quite hard, with some tricky clueing … Read more >>