Financial Times 16,607 by IO
A really great puzzle – definitely not easy but well worth persevering with. Lateral thinking is all here: look sideways while thinking backwards and you should not have a problem 😉 Thank you … Read more >>
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A really great puzzle – definitely not easy but well worth persevering with. Lateral thinking is all here: look sideways while thinking backwards and you should not have a problem 😉 Thank you … Read more >>
Not as many obscure word as usual, which made this a quicker solve than normal. Very enjoyable regardless, thank you Azed. I will be away much of the day, leave a comment and … Read more >>
An interesting puzzle, I found it easier to guess the solutions than to parse them. Thank you Basilisk. There is some amusing elision going on in the grid: REVISED VERSION, STAINLESS STEEL etc. … Read more >>
Another enjoyable puzzle from Gozo, no specialist knowledge required here. Thank you Gozo. This is an unusual puzzle for Gozo in that it is a plain puzzle: it has no special gird, theme, … Read more >>
A tricky one from Monk. A very satisfying puzzle if you have the time. Thank you Monk. Around the outside is MORNINGTON CRESCENT. This is a “game” played on the radio panel show … Read more >>
My experience was this started off super-easy in the top-left corner then gradually began to stiffen up as the solve progressed. Very enjoyable all the way though. Thank you Nitsy. ACROSS 1 … Read more >>
I found this at the trickier end of Azed’s plain puzzles. No complaints about that from me, the enjoyment lasted longer than usual. Thank you Azed. ACROSS 1 MASTERSWITCH Controller of all power … Read more >>
Another excellent Prize puzzle from Paul. Tricky to get started: the clues are not obscure but just not obvious, if you get what I mean. Thanks Paul ACROSS 1 CALLIGRAPHIST A measure of … Read more >>
Sorry for the late post everyone, and thanks to Chalmie for the puzzle. ACROSS 1 RELATE Tell extremely equivocal judge to go outside (6) EquivocaL (outer letter, extremes of) inside (…to go … Read more >>
A great puzzle! This is a challenging puzzle but not an impossible one, so well worth persevering if you have the time. Thank you Io. ACROSS 1 TETRAGONAL Not about to keep redtop … Read more >>
Another enjoyable themed puzzle from Gozo, but not one requiring specialist knowledge. Thank you Gozo. The theme is names – B stands for Boy and G stands for Girl ACROSS 1 GRAHAM B … Read more >>
Special instruction here, but the puzzle is not very far removed from a standard cryptic. Thank you Azed. As is often the case with Azed specials the instructions are long and detailed but … Read more >>
A traditional style puzzle but not an easy one. Getting to the bottom of the explanations took quite a while.Thank you Aardvark. The grid looks like a pangram, but I haven’t checked. UPDATE: … Read more >>
A gentle puzzle, and an enjoyable one. Thank you Nitsy. ACROSS 1 VERY Each head’s scratched fiercely (4) eVERY (each) with first letter (head) missing (scratched, deleted) 3 SPACE BAR Stretch bra … Read more >>
Super puzzle. Thank you Paul. It took me a while to catch on to the theme which I would describe as hidden in plain sight. I experimented with all sort of fiendish thematic … Read more >>