It’s a Prize Puzzle, and it’s a Paul – so there’ll probably be some linked/multi-light entries, some punning double-definitions, and maybe an outrageous homophone or two…let’s see…
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Cyclops 792 – Polemical Patronage
A relatively tame puzzle from Cyclops, in terms of political satire and skoolboy smuttery in the clueing, that is…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1667: Negatives by Stick Insect
I hope I won’t be feeling NEGATIVE about this puzzle from Stick Insect by the end?!…
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,530 by Arachne (2 November 2024)
A first outing of 2024 for Arachne, I think…and lucky me that it falls on my blog slot…
Guardian Genius 256 by Claw
Is it Groundhog Month? This time last year I had a Claw October Genius to blog, I went to the Times Champs and met Claw at the pub afterwards, and then met him again at the York get-together… Can you guess what happened this year?!
Cyclops 790 – Supreme Election-Denier
Cyclops has some depressingly doom-laden (if they come true) prophecies this fortnight…
S&B 2024 – another by A. Bailey
Adrian Bailey (not sure if he has a setting monicker) has kindly sent a couple of puzzles for the York S&B meet, even though he couldn’t make the event himself. This one could be said to be ‘on the money’… (For anyone who wasn’t there but would like to try the puzzle before reading the blog, it should be at this link here)
S&B 2024 – Dalibor
Dalibor, aka Sil van den Hoek, a doyen of this site, has sent a puzzle for the delectation and delight of the S&B 2024 crowd, even though he won’t be able to join the festivities…much missed… (For anyone who wasn’t there but would like to try the puzzle before reading the blog, it should be at this link here)
Enigmatic Variations No. 1663: The Right Fit by Piccadilly
Ah, yet another jigsaw EV, albeit one with a piece missing from the middle. Let’s hope I can get the RIGHT FIT of entries in the grid…although the preamble mentions ‘ambiguities’, which may add some jeopardy to proceedings…
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,506 by Boatman (5 October 2024)
My first ever Boatman blog, and a rare Saturday Prize slot outing for the jolly sailor…and we have a special instruction: ‘A dozen of a kind are missing from their clues’ wordplay.‘
Cyclops 788 – Boorish Earworm
Cyclops has a couple of topical references this fortnight, and thankfully none of them involves Ronald T Dump…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1659: Problem by Eclogue
Ah, Monsieur l’EV Editor, two cartes blanche in as many weeks – you do spoil us! The only PROBLEM is that it is my turn to blog…
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,482 by Paul (7 September 2024)
It wouldn’t be a Paul if there weren’t a few multi-location entries and a bit of cross-referencing…and sure enough, on the first scan through, 26A/27A seems to get a lot of mentions…
Cyclops 786 – Celebrate Gnome
Cyclops seems to have some fundamental things on his mind, this fortnight…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1655: Assertion by Skylark
ASSERTION anagrammatises to ‘arsonites’, ‘notarises’, ‘rosinates’ and ‘senoritas’…which one is Senorita Skylark maybe leading us towards?…