Gaufrid

With each of the corners being linked to the rest of the grid by only a single answer this was more like four puzzles in one. A couple of old chestnuts (10ac, 11ac), … Read more >>

One for the beginners today, with more double definitions than is usual for Mudd or most other setters. For me a very easy solve with nearly all of the answers being entered on … Read more >>

Monk is one of my favourite setters so I was very pleased to see him return to the FT and Indy after an eighteen month sabbatical. However, I don’t remember ever taking as … Read more >>

Generally easy though the definition in 18ac might have confused some solvers, as might the wordplay in 20dn for those who haven’t met this usage before. I rather liked the two long anagrams … Read more >>

Mudd seems to have taken a leaf out of Dante’s book today with a third of the clues being double/cryptic definitions. This is too high a percentage for my liking but it may … Read more >>

This was probably my quickest ever solve of one of Don’s puzzles in any of his incarnations. There was only one answer with which I was not familiar (3dn) but this was readily … Read more >>

One for the beginners today with generally straightforward wordplay and nothing particularly obscure. A very quick solve for me with 90% of the answers being entered during my first pass through the clues. … Read more >>

When I agreed to stand in for scchua I was hoping that I would get a Loroso to blog and I have not been disappointed. As usual with this setter there are some excellent … Read more >>