Another Saturday, another Picaroon – we seem to be coinciding quite a lot recently…and another fairly tough workout…
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Cyclops 758 – Luxurious Voyeurism
Cyclops serves up a dollop of serendipitous Schadenfreude, this fortnight…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1599: Full Steam Ahead by X-type
No fancy clueing devices from X-type this week, but we have a perimetral message, and something that looks like a speedometer in the middle of the grid, which is a first, I think! Are we going train-spotting?…FULL STEAM AHEAD!
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,123 by Arachne (15 July 2023)
A first appearance from Arachne in quite a while, and a poignant preamble: ‘In memory of 5 (25 10), 1948-2023‘.
Cyclops 756 – Redundant Manifesto
Another fortnight, another Cyclops, and another mix of politicians and celebs (sub-lebs?) in Cyclops’ sights…although, thinking about it, how does a one-eyed giant use a gun-sight…surely binocular vision is de rigueur for that?…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1595: Barred Off by Chalicea
Chalicea offers us a relatively small (11 x 11) grid, with an extra row BARRED OFF across the top…
(Apologies for the late posting of this blog – there have been a few technical issues with the site, and it has taken me a while to log on and finish this off…)
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,099 by Picaroon (17 June 2023)
To paraphrase an old slogan, ‘…p-p-p-pick up a Picaroon…’ – which I have done for a second Saturday prize slot in a row…not that I’m complaining…
Cyclops 754 – Old-Etonian Misgovernment
I have to admit to leaving this blog to the last minute (i.e. forgetting the new Friday deadline)…but, serendipitously…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1591: Split Personality by Check
I think this is Check’s third EV (plus a couple of Inquisitors, that I can see on this site), but only the second I’ve managed to complete, and the first I have had the pleasure to blog…
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,075 by Picaroon (20 May 2023)
A first glance at the clues shows that 11A is going to be the key to this puzzle…as it is cross-referenced in no fewer than fifteen other clues!
Cyclops 752 – Pig-headed Intruder
Just like the news these last few days, this puzzle is a little Trump-heavy, with three mentions in the clues…
Enigmatic Variations No. 1587: Cross Debate by Kcit
Mrs Merton used to invite her audience to join in a ‘heated debate’, and there are many angry debates in Parliament these days…what sort of CROSS DEBATE does Kcit have for us – let’s hope it isn’t in the comments below!
Guardian Genius 238 by Harpo
A second Genius from Harpo, after Genius 228 last year…
Guardian Saturday Prize Crossword 29,051 by Brockwell (22 April 2023)
A stunning debut from Brockwell this week…and straight into the Saturday prize slot!
Cyclops 750 – Austerity Sadist
A significant milestone for Cyclops, if the numerologists are to be believed, with puzzle number 750…three quarters of a millennium…