Gaufrid

Guardian 26,807 / Orlando

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Anyone looking for a gentle lead-in to the new week is going to be disappointed today. However, those who prefer not to have a surfeit of double/cryptic definitions will be pleased. I though … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1353

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With only two entries during my first (quick) pass through the clues I thought this one was going to be tricky. However, I managed to get a foothold in, and complete, the SE … Read more >>

Financial Times 15,162 / Bradman

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Apologies for the late appearance of this post. After loonapick’s IT problems yesterday it appears that something has prevented Turbolegs from being with us today. So, to avoid any further delay, here is … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1351

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A lot of unknown or long-forgotten words for me this week but this did not cause a longer than usual solve due to the accurate wordplay and clear definitions. I was held up … Read more >>

Guardian 26,791 / Bonxie

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Bonxie only appears occasionally (four times last year) and so, with all the other puzzles I have solved in the interim, I could not remember his style and what to expect. I found … Read more >>

Financial Times 15,147 / Neo

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This puzzle didn’t arrive on the FT’s website until around 2pm (I’d only been waiting 8 hours for it to appear!) so it is a good job that Neo has been gentle with … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1349

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I felt there were more ‘entry’ clues than usual in this one and I might have completed it in record time had I not been interrupted by a phone call. Plenty to enjoy … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1347

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For me, one aspect of a good clue is when I struggle to solve it and then wonder why afterwards because it seems so obvious and there was no shortage of such occurrences … Read more >>

Everyman 3612

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I think this is the first Everyman that I have had the opportunity to blog. I don’t solve many in this series, perhaps one a month, and so cannot really comment as to how … Read more >>

My Thanks

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By now, apart from a few outlying islands, the whole globe will have seen in the New Year (or, as in my case, will have been asleep when it arrived). It is therefore … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1345

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Unlike the last Beelzebub that I blogged, I found this one a little tricky (meiosis!) in places, particularly the SE corner which contained my last entries. The crossing 28ac and 24dn caused a … Read more >>

Guardian 26,755 / Puck

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A rather mixed bag today with some very easy clues to gain a foothold into the grid and others that needed quite a bit of thought to work out the solution and parsing. … Read more >>