Eileen

I found this generally pretty straightforward for a Prize puzzle, the only problems arising through my own stupid obstinacy. There are quite a lot of anagrams and easy charades, the easiest of all … Read more >>

Friday the thirteenth but nothing sinister in this basket of fruit [nothing given away, I think – like Brendan’s ‘sense’, on Monday, ‘fruit’ appears throughout the clues] from Puck – just the playful … Read more >>

A pretty straightforward puzzle from Gordius, which, yet again, I have to describe as a fairly typical mixed bag of easy clues and some more obscure answers. I have, perhaps, fewer quibbles than … Read more >>

A typically playful and witty Puck puzzle, with lots of ingenious wordplay and misdirection, together with great surfaces. Many thanks to Puck for a most enjoyable puzzle. [Looking at the top row and … Read more >>

Enigmatist: a name to strike fear, I think, into many a Guardian solver’s heart – and not least that of the one down to blog the day’s puzzle, especially if it’s a Prize. … Read more >>

Those who like Rufus’s puzzles will like this one, with its witty double and cryptic definitions and silky-smooth surfaces – and those who don’t probably won’t! Many thanks, Rufus, for lightening up a … Read more >>

I’m wondering if this was intended to be one of those Brendan puzzles we occasionally get on a Monday. It was certainly one of the most straightforward of his that I’ve done – … Read more >>

Yet another box of delights from Arachne, bursting with the wit and ingenuity that make the name on the puzzle almost unnecessary. Laugh out loud moments with 21ac, 22ac and 27ac and 5dn … Read more >>

Paul continues the good crossword week with another fine puzzle, full of smiles and ‘aha’ moments and some really neat cluing – I really enjoyed it. Many thanks, Paul. Across 1 Step down … Read more >>

At first, this looked impenetrable and therefore pretty daunting, especially as it was my blog. The first run through produced only 2dn, so none of the crucial ‘next’ clues, but it did give … Read more >>

Although I was only away for a week, I missed two blogging slots, so my thanks to Writinghawk and Gaufrid for standing in for me. And what a treat to come back to … Read more >>

When we see Pasquale’s name on a puzzle, we can expect to come up against some unusual or even unknown words but we can also be confident that they will be clued scrupulously … Read more >>

I love Brendan’s themed puzzles and so was very pleased to see that I had this one to blog. The solutions went in fairly easily, except the crucial 15ac, which was actually my … Read more >>

I was rather disappointed yesterday to miss blogging Puck’s lovely offering by one day and so was doubly delighted to see Philistine’s name on today’s puzzle. To say that I was not disappointed … Read more >>

Yet another mixed bag from Gordius, with several examples of what I would call loose or vague cluing / definitions. Regular readers will know that seeing Gordius’ name on a puzzle does not … Read more >>