Eileen

The special instructions were similar to those of the previous Saturday’s Prize puzzle: ‘eight clues lack a definition; their solutions are of a kind’. This time, the theme was islands, which I tentatively … Read more >>

This is my third Boatman blog in a row and I’m not complaining. Last time, I said he had led me a merry dance and I’d had a ball but I shall refrain … Read more >>

I started solving this puzzle before breakfast but had to break off and go and have some! Nothing too taxing but lots of fun and some lovely clues. Many thanks, Paul Across 1 … Read more >>

After the superb Indy puzzle from Morph yesterday, I was prepared for a bit of a let-down to solve and blog today, so I was even more than usually delighted to find Philistine’s … Read more >>

The familiar Monday Rufus mix of anagrams and double and cryptic definitions – perhaps rather more of the latter than usual. Thanks to him and a happy Bank Holiday to those who are … Read more >>

In view of the comments that have been made for quite a while now, I’m not going to say that this was quite straightforward ‘for a Prize puzzle’, because it seems to be … Read more >>

Another box of delights from Picaroon, with numerous examples of his customary witty misdirection in the surfaces and ingenuity in the constructions. Not for the first time with this setter, the puzzle looked … Read more >>

I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say that Boatman led me a bit of a dance today but it was a very enjoyable one, with lots of twists and turns and smiles … Read more >>

I don’t think there will be so many ‘too easy’ protests today but there might be some complaints about unusual words. In fact, however, this puzzle turned out to be less frightening than … Read more >>

It’s a while since we had a puzzle from Crucible*, one of my favourite setters, and I see that it’s well over a year since I blogged one of his, so I was … Read more >>

I really enjoyed this. It all went in without any problems but with lots of entertainment and smiles along the way, with a mini-theme to help keep things going. I know Paul’s somewhat … Read more >>

Thanks to Rufus for a characteristic potpourri of anagrams and double and cryptic definitions to start the week. Across 9 Generally where the seas are high (2,3,4) IN THE MAIN Double definition 10 … Read more >>

The special instructions tell us that all across solutions share a common theme, not further defined. This may prompt the usual comments that such puzzles turn out to be a write-in for the … Read more >>

An entertaining puzzle from Paul – reasonably straightforward, I think, with some ingenious constructions and several smiles to help things along. Many thanks to him. Across 8 Granny made beastly remark about president … Read more >>

Logodaedalus puzzles appear very rarely – the last one was August last year, which was over eighteen months after the previous one. The wordplay is, characteristically, very straightforward throughout, with a number of … Read more >>