Andrew – Page 60 – Fifteensquared

Azed 2041 – a hard Trek

July 17, 2011 at 1:30 am by Andrew

Azed has been producing some tricky puzzles lately, and this continues the trend (at least it did for me), with I think rather more obscure words and references than usual. I’ve had to … Read more >>

Guardian 25,374 – Crucible

July 14, 2011 at 8:40 am by Andrew

I’ve found some of Crucible’s puzzles rather hard, so I was a bit worried when I saw that I had to blog this one, but it turned out to be quite reasonable, though … Read more >>

Guardian 25,369 – Paul

July 8, 2011 at 12:15 pmJuly 8, 2011 at 8:52 am by Andrew

An excellent and highly enjoyable puzzle from Paul to end a rather mixed week, with lots of his trademark humour. Hooray! (And don’t forget to listen to Araucaria on Desert Island Discs on … Read more >>

Guardian 25,359 – Rufus

June 27, 2011 at 10:41 amJune 27, 2011 at 8:21 am by Andrew

The usual straightforward stuff from Rufus today, with lots of double definitions. Only two cryptic definitions, one of which I find rather unsatisfactory. Across 7. NARRATION RAN reversed … Read more >>

Guardian 25,355 – Paul

June 22, 2011 at 7:54 amJune 22, 2011 at 12:56 am by Andrew

A couple of weeks ago I noted that I was blogging my first Araucaria puzzle for over six months; today I see that this is my first Paul for even longer: since 23rd … Read more >>

Guardian 25,350 – Araucaria

June 16, 2011 at 12:28 pmJune 16, 2011 at 9:07 am by Andrew

I found it very hard to get started on this one, but once I’d got a few answers in it yielded steadily, with the exception of a phrase I’d never heard of at … Read more >>

Guardian 25,345 – Chifonie

June 10, 2011 at 9:09 amJune 10, 2011 at 8:28 am by Andrew

I’ve been a bit harsh on Chifonie in the past because of his very straightforward and sometimes unchallenging style, usually involving lots of simple charades, but there’s no reason why we shouldn’t have … Read more >>

Azed 2035

June 5, 2011 at 3:36 pmJune 5, 2011 at 12:32 am by Andrew

I started doing this on Sunday morning while looking after my nearly-3-year-old grandson, unsurprisingly making not much progress, and didn’t get around to finishing it off until Saturday, when in my less distracted … Read more >>

Guardian 25,335 – Brendan

May 30, 2011 at 12:06 pm by Andrew

Apologies for a late and rather hurried Bank Holiday blog. It’s always a pleasure to see Brendan’s name, and this puzzle was enjoyable as ever. Regular readers will know that there’s always a … Read more >>

Guardian 25,331 – Araucaria

May 25, 2011 at 1:12 am by Andrew

I was surprised to find that I haven’t blogged an Araucaria puzzle for just over six months (since when I have met the man himself for the first time), but this makes up … Read more >>

Guardian 25,325 – Puck

May 18, 2011 at 9:29 am by Andrew

A tough but very entertaining puzzle from Puck with a couple of cleverly intertwined themes and some very involved wordplay (one of those where you think “this could have been a prize puzzle”). … Read more >>

Guardian 25,321 – Crucible

May 13, 2011 at 2:41 pmMay 13, 2011 at 9:17 am by Andrew

An outstandingly entertaining and interesting puzzle by Crucible, celebrating a quatercentenary, to end off an excellent week (I even quite enjoyed the Gordius!). I usually think of Crucible as being at the hard … Read more >>

Guardian 25,311 – Rufus

May 2, 2011 at 10:16 am by Andrew

Mostly the usual smooth and straightforward clueing from Rufus this sunny Bank Holiday, with a couple of rather over-familiar clues (27ac, 8dn), but I slowed down at the end and took a bit … Read more >>

Guardian 25,307 – Brendan

April 27, 2011 at 10:38 amApril 27, 2011 at 1:46 am by Andrew

It’s been a while since I blogged a Brendan puzzle, so it was a delight to get this – one where every across clue includes the word “queen”, used in various ways, including … Read more >>

Azed 2029

April 24, 2011 at 12:05 am by Andrew

I finished about three-quarters of this quite quickly and without aids, but finishing it off was a bit more of a struggle. As usual I had to do quite a lot of Chambers-trawling … Read more >>