Guardian 23923/Brendan — Spot the theme
Solving time : about 20 minutes. I noticed before writing this that Virgilius appears in the Independent today and that there is, as usual, a theme. Well, this puzzle from Virgilius’s alter ego … Read more >>
Colin Blackburn
Independent 6264/Monk — two bad bus journeys’ worth
Solving time : yonks, bits of two 40 minute bus journeys with interruptions This is a delayed post due to problems uploading the review last night, Neil stepping in when I didn’t appear. … Read more >>
Independent 6262/Phi — Gentle end to the week.
Solving time : about 20 minutes A classic Phi puzzle, very fair Ximenean clues with a few cryptic definitions thrown into the mix. Across 1 PAST+ORAL — ORAL is always a good guess … Read more >>
Guardian 23917/Taupi — Bad start for me!
Solving time : 45 minute bus journey plus some looking up when I got to work. I had hoped that a Tuesday Guardian puzzle would be a gentle start to my blogging, instead … Read more >>
Independent 6255/Monk – Pangrammatism
Solving time : ? done in dribs and drabs through the day As I started to solve this puzzle I quickly realised it might be pangrammatic as I’d got a Z, X and … Read more >>