Bertandjoyce

Another great puzzle from Dac – as usual, smooth surfaces, a good range of types of wordplay, some crafty misdirections and only one word we had not come across before. What more can … Read more >>

It’s over a year since we last blogged a Monk puzzle, and this was worth waiting for! A tricky solve with two words we hadn’t come across before, but great surfaces and a … Read more >>

This was definitely a Prize puzzle in our opinion!   We were very pleased to parse (to our satisfaction anyway!) all of the clues. Thanks Nestor for a very enjoyable solve! Across 8 … Read more >>

There’s been a certain amount of movement between the setters just recently but we were pleased to see Phi back in his normal slot for our blog this week.   We weren’t sure … Read more >>

We found it difficult to get started on the puzzle; it wasn’t until Joyce did her usual trick when she is stuck of looking at some of the last down clues that we … Read more >>

We haven’t had a puzzle with an unhidden theme for a while so today’s Hieroglyph was very welcome. We remember the thematic TV Series at 16ac from the 1960s, although it was not … Read more >>

When we saw that it was Klingsor we expected some tricky clues and  were not disappointed. There were even a few that we had to ponder over again when we came to write … Read more >>

Our comment on the last puzzle by eXternal contained the following: “Good puzzle – a few head-scratching moments, a few smiles and a few new definitions – just the way to start the … Read more >>

Phi on a Tuesday? Is there something special coming on Phiday?     This was an enjoyable solve, as usual, with only a couple of checks required – we’d not come across the … Read more >>

The Don takes over Dac’s end of the month Wednesday slot, with a relatively straightforward puzzle. One or two synonyms seemed a little tenuous to us, but they didn’t hold up progress too … Read more >>

Well…. another Thursday toughie from Anax.     As is often the way with Anax, there were several unusual meanings of words that were otherwise familiar, along with several words we’d not come … Read more >>

Thanks Phi for our usual Phi-day phun!     The enumeration helped enormously for 1/4/7/13/18. Mind you, whenever we see TAR in a crossword we always think of SAILOR – so that helped … Read more >>

We found this an enjoyable thematic puzzle and have to congratulate Hieroglyph on managing to get six thematic entries (which occupied twelve of the 29 answers) into the grid without having to resort … Read more >>

Wow!! Where to start? Nimrod threw everything at us in this puzzle – thematic entries, linked clues, some rather tenuous synonyms and some original and inventive wordplay. It was an extraordinary choice for … Read more >>

So, it’s the Don filling Dac’s last Wednesday of the month slot this time. We found this trickier than the average Quixote, with several head-scratching moments, particularly over the parsing of 1d. However, … Read more >>