Eileen

Pan has turned the heat up a notch or two this morning, to provide a not-quite-so ‘gentle start to the week’.     There are one or two unusual or unknown words here … Read more >>

A treat from Arachne to end the week.     Perhaps a less tough challenge than some of Arachne’s puzzles but with beautifully-crafted and witty clues aplenty, as ever, and much to enjoy. Many thanks … Read more >>

Brummie fills the Thursday slot today.     I’m afraid I didn’t enjoy this puzzle nearly so much as the last one [with a theme of children’s television] from Brummie that I blogged. … Read more >>

I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say that Boatman has given us a puzzle on the theme of procreation and the family. We have the familiar mix of straightforward and rather more … Read more >>

Having [unusually] had two consecutive Saturdays without a Paul puzzle has caused a blip in the synchronicity with my monthly blogs that I’ve mentioned several times lately. I think it was Arachne’s request … Read more >>

My second Tramp blog in a row – I must have done something good. Unusually for Tramp, there doesn’t seem to be a theme, unless I’m missing something. I found this quite a … Read more >>

It has  become quite a game, trying to guess who will fill the Monday slot. Today it’s Pan’s turn to provide the ‘gentle start to the week’. Here we have a straightforward, precisely … Read more >>

A reasonably straightforward puzzle from Brummie this morning.     We usually expect a theme from Brummie and so I was on the lookout from the beginning. I was pleased to see SESAME … Read more >>

A trademark themed puzzle from Tramp, for which no knowledge of the theme is required. The theme is the works of the director, writer and animator, Nick Park [5dn] and the titles of … Read more >>

I knew, of course, that it would be a Paul puzzle, since he had not appeared during the week. I said in the preamble to my last two Prize puzzle blogs, that having … Read more >>

  Another ingenious and witty puzzle from Picaroon, with an interesting  theme, clearly indicated in the clue for 11dn. Solving 11dn fairly early did nothing to spoil the fun, which was there in … Read more >>

I was surprised to find that I was more than usual on Boatman’s wavelength this morning. Shortly after midnight, I took what was intended to be a quick peep at the puzzle before … Read more >>

The line-up for the Monday slot continues to intrigue and this morning it’s Arachne who rather surprisingly pops up – but I’m not complaining! I hope that relative beginners and those who like … Read more >>

A highly entertaining puzzle from Qaos today,with lots of ingenious cluing, including innovative anagram indicators, and several smiles during the solve. In a Qaos puzzle, once the solving and parsing are done, there’s … Read more >>