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Guardian Cryptic 28,184 by Vulcan

Mon July 13, 2020 at 1:27 pmMon July 13, 2020 at 7:20 am by loonapick

The commenters on the Guardian website seem to like this one, so who am I to argue? I’ll be frank. This was not my type of puzzle, but one man’s meat is another … Read more >>

Categories Guardian 83 Comments

Azed No. 2,508 ‘Misprints’ – Competition Puzzle

Sun July 12, 2020 at 12:01 am by loonapick

A misprint puzzle from Azed that I have completed, but not fully parsed. I solved this puzzle over four sittings, and have had to give up on the parsing of one answer (1ac) … Read more >>

Categories Azed 11 Comments

Financial Times 16,524 by MOO

Thu July 9, 2020 at 8:14 am by loonapick

Moo returns for his/her fourth FT outing I also blogged the setter's second puzzle and found it to be enjoyable, if not perfect. I think the same could be said of this one. … Read more >>

Categories FT 13 Comments

Financial Times 16,518 by FALCON

Thu July 2, 2020 at 7:20 am by loonapick

Falcon provides today's FT puzzle. This may well be the easiest puzzle I have solved in years. I don't know whether to feel cheated, as I had the whole thing done (including writing … Read more >>

Categories FT 11 Comments

Financial Times 16,512 by REDSHANK

Thu June 25, 2020 at 8:42 am by loonapick

An enjoyable Redshank puzzle. This was a nice puzzle to blog, with just enough challenging clues to keep me interested, but nothing too difficult to parse. I liked 24 and 25 across, and … Read more >>

Categories FT 13 Comments

Guardian Cryptic 28,168 by Puck

Wed June 24, 2020 at 10:25 amWed June 24, 2020 at 8:44 am by loonapick

A toughie from Puck provides some midweek entertainment, but not one for those who don’t like toilet humour. Puck is at his naughty best here with a few clues that rely on a … Read more >>

Categories Guardian 44 Comments

Financial Times 16,506 by NEO

Thu June 18, 2020 at 7:38 am by loonapick

Neo is up today in the FT. The top half of this slotted in easily enough, but there were a couple of entries in the bottom half that I struggled with. I took … Read more >>

Categories FT 14 Comments

Guardian Cryptic 28,161 by Brummie

Tue June 16, 2020 at 7:37 am by loonapick

A classic Brummie puzzle? Certainly, the theme was classic(al). At least eight of the answers were the names of symphonies, although technically I think the Alpine is a symphony in name only. I … Read more >>

Categories Guardian 82 Comments

Financial Times 16,500 by DOGBERRY

Thu June 11, 2020 at 8:16 am by loonapick

A typical Dogberry puzzle this morning in the FT On the whole this was an enjoyable solve, with some nice clues, especially those for KNOWLEDGE, WIND CHILL FACTOR and NUDISM. His sense of … Read more >>

Categories FT 21 Comments

Guardian Cryptic 28,154 by Nutmeg

Mon June 8, 2020 at 7:43 am by loonapick

A bit tougher than some Monday Guardians I could probably have made this a bit quicker if I had not written BROWNER in at 2dn (anagram of BREW ONE) and DO INDOORS (a … Read more >>

Categories Guardian 61 Comments

Financial Times 16,494 by GAFF

Thu June 4, 2020 at 8:32 am by loonapick

A "rousing" puzzle from Gaff this morning… …celebrating the 80th anniversary of a famous speech from Winston Churchill, the most well-known part of which is: "…We shall go on to the end. We … Read more >>

Categories FT 13 Comments

Financial Times 16,488 by GOLIATH

Thu May 28, 2020 at 7:35 am by loonapick

Goliath provides this morning's lockdown challenge in the FT. On first perusal, I thought I was going to be in for a long slog, with only 4 across clues and 7 down finding … Read more >>

Categories FT 22 Comments

Financial Times 16,482 by JASON

Thu May 21, 2020 at 8:58 amThu May 21, 2020 at 7:50 am by loonapick

Jason got my grey cells working this morning.

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Categories FT 18 Comments

Guardian Cryptic 28,138 by Qaos

Wed May 20, 2020 at 7:58 am by loonapick

A gentle puzzle with an “aard” to spot theme?

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Categories Guardian 94 Comments

Financial Times 16,476 by MOO

Thu May 14, 2020 at 7:44 am by loonapick

I think this is the first time I have blogged (or indeed solved) a puzzle by Moo.

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Categories FT 25 Comments
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