Eileen

It’s Paul (but a rather different Paul) rounding off the weekday challenges with an interesting themed puzzle. The solve was straightforward enough – and the wizard theme at 7dn was clear, using both … Read more >>

It’s Picaroon, on top of his form (as ever) with a challenging puzzle that was very enjoyable and satisfying to solve. It was quite tough going, in both the solving and the parsing. … Read more >>

I found this ‘literally’ themed puzzle from Brendan a real delight from start to finish. The nature of the theme kept me guessing until the very last entry as to how he would … Read more >>

Paul sets the midweek challenge with a fairly straightforward puzzle, where the solve was helped by several long phrases in the answers. As always, my heart sank to see the number of composite … Read more >>

It’s always good to see Qaos’ name on a puzzle, the only drawback, when one is blogging, being that his always have a theme, which is often difficult, if not impossible, for me … Read more >>

Kite presents rather more of a challenge than perhaps we’re used to on a Monday. The name didn’t seem familiar to me but a search in the archive, before I began the solve, … Read more >>

Picaroon rounds off the weekday puzzles with a characteristically entertaining and challenging puzzle. There are some fine anagrams to help things along and some mischievous misdirections ( a seeming containment indicator in 21ac) … Read more >>

I would usually tackle the Saturday puzzle on the train on the way up to the York S and B – but not when it’s my blog: I like the solve and draft … Read more >>

An offering from Paul to please those with a sweet tooth and to brighten up a miserable wet morning. Paul has cleverly worked in two aspects of the sweet theme, as candy or … Read more >>

I’m always pleased to see Brendan’s name on a puzzle I’m down to blog, confident that I’m in for an interesting challenge – albeit with a nagging anxiety about detecting a theme. The … Read more >>

I have looked forward to Pangakupu’s next puzzle, having blogged  his / her last one and this one did not disappoint. I had ticks for 8ac SKATE ON THIN ICE for the anagram … Read more >>

This has been one of those times when you get three blogs running from me: we had Imogen on Friday and now here’s his alter ego Vulcan in his familiar Monday slot. Vulcan … Read more >>

It was quite a surprise to see Maskarade in the Saturday slot when it wasn’t a Bank Holiday weekend – and this certainly wasn’t as tough as those puzzles can be. On first … Read more >>

Imogen rounds off a good week of puzzles with an interesting and enjoyable challenge. I found lots to admire here – witty and ingenious cluing with some fine surfaces. I had about a … Read more >>

Picaroon’s name on a puzzle is a welcome sight on a grey morning and he’s on top form today. I found this an enjoyable challenge, with a medley of clue types: a couple … Read more >>