Gaufrid

I found this rather tricky in places but got there in the end. There were a few ‘entry’ clues that could be written in quickly but the majority required some thought, particularly for … Read more >>

When I tried to download this puzzle on my way to bed in the early hours of this morning the index page linked to a Sudoku, which was not what I was looking … Read more >>

With only a handful of entries during my first pass through the clues I thought I might struggle a little with this one but I then made steady progress and completed it without … Read more >>

Well, I hardly expected to see Dante on a Tuesday and wondered if I had got my days mixed up. However, it couldn’t be Monday because it wasn’t a prize puzzle. A very … Read more >>

The first appearance by Orense for three months gives us a straightforward puzzle with nothing contentious or particularly difficult. My first pass through the clues left only a handful of empty lights to … Read more >>

I had a premonition yesterday evening that it was going to be Monk today so I was glad that I had agreed to stand in for PeeDee again today as he is one … Read more >>

Yes, it’s me again, covering for a scheduled blogger who is away from home. This puzzle was probably made easier by the themed perimeter entries which, provided one knew them, could be written … Read more >>

We were told that “S has the same meaning throughout the clues” so, as all the across clues started with an S, I looked at the down clues first and entered seven solutions, … Read more >>

A decent challenge from Aardvark today with some well disguised definitions and pleasing surfaces, though I do have a slight quibble about part of the wordplay in 1dn. There was one less familiar, or … Read more >>