Guardian 27,315 / Tramp
I’m a late stand-in for scchua who has other commitments at the moment. Only an analysis of the clues from me (no commentary) because I am busy trying to find out why the … Read more >>
Gaufrid
Everyman 3,699
Having solved the puzzle and written up the parsing, now for the difficult bit, finding something to say in the preamble. As usual the puzzle is nigh on flawless, so no quibbles to … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,643 / Wanderer
I wasn’t anticipating having to blog this one, otherwise I would have made some notes when solving, but it seems that Turbolegs has work commitments that are preventing him from being here. We … Read more >>
Everyman 3,695
This preamble could well be just a repeat of what I, and others, have been saying for many months. A typical Everyman, smooth surfaces, clear wordplay and definitions, no obscurities, a pleasure to … Read more >>
Guardian 27,272 / Nutmeg
The mind can do some funny things when it comes to word association. As soon as I saw it was Nutmeg this morning I immediately thought of rice pudding, followed very quickly by … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,607 / Alberich
My second appearance today due to Turbolegs going AWOL. This one came as a bit of light relief after Enigmatist but it was no less enjoyable for that. My progress was steady throughout, … Read more >>
Guardian 27,255 / Enigmatist
The last thing a blogger wants to see on his/her scheduled day is Enigmatist’s name on the puzzle. Not only does it mean a difficult solve, with some complicated parsing, but it also … Read more >>
Guardian 27,253 / Pasquale
When I agreed to stand in for Eileen today, little did I know that when I booted up my pc this morning I would find that a folder containing important records had disappeared … Read more >>
Everyman 3,691
A little more tricky than your average Everyman if my solving time is anything to go by but I’ve no complaints about that. . . Across 1 Much less room sadly for supplementary … Read more >>
Guardian 27,248 / Paul
Well, this was certainly a puzzle to get your teeth into! Some easy entry clues but then others that required quite a bit of unpicking. My last parse (4dn) didn’t come until I … Read more >>
Financial Times 15,599 / Julius
I don’t know what’s happened to PeeDee today, but something has prevented him from being with us, so here is a quick analysis of the clues. With 1ac and 1dn being my first … Read more >>
Everyman 3,687
Yet again Everyman has produced an accessible puzzle that is ideal for those new, or relatively new, to the art of solving cryptic crosswords. However, I do have one minor reservation. For the … Read more >>
Independent 9570 / Nimrod
A very tricky (some might say diabolical) Nimrod today that stretched my solving ability to its limit. I didn’t expect to be blogging this one, otherwise I would have made notes during my … Read more >>
Guardian 27,223 / Nutmeg
Nutmeg’s crystal ball must have been working overtime when she set this one because of the various topical entries/references. A well as the NI political party, currently much in the news, forming part of … Read more >>
Azed 2,347
I’m back again because another stand-in has been needed. On my initial pass through the clues it was a long time before I had my first entry (10dn) but this was quickly followed … Read more >>