Financial Times 14,190 by Neo
Neo is new to me. I am standing in for scchua who is away at the moment, so it is nice to get some new setters to blog. Very enjoyable and mostly steady … Read more >>
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Financial Times 14.185 by Aardvark
This puzzle was very late appearing on the FT website. If anyone is still awake then here is the blog… Enjoyable with a few inventive constructions that will appear either interesting or a little … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,179 by Dogberry
Consistently good and quite hard too, thank you Dogberry. The first solution I entered contained Z and very soon after found X and Y, so I was then led astray by trying to force the … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,173 by Gozo
A great thematic puzzle from Gozo, a mid-week treat! All the undefined clues are writers. I thought this was a very well executed theme as discovering the theme did not turn the clues … Read more >>
Guardian 25,803 by Rufus
My apologies for being late (again). I had forgotten I was on duty today and had to be politely remided by Gaufrid. There were lovely surfaces all the way though this, it as a … Read more >>
Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,796 by Araucaria
I enjoyed this one very much, sort of middling in difficulty I would say. The crossword does not have theme as such, more of a game of word-association. The idea of France/French seemed … Read more >>
Independent 8,145 by Dac
My apologies for being late. I am standing in for Bert and Joyce who are on holiday this week and I have accidentally managed to get two blogs for the same morning, neither … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,167 by Monk
A tough puzzle from Monk as always, but everything is there waiting to be found once one figures out where to look. Very enjoyable, thank you Monk. BURNS NIGHT is hidden down the sides of the grid. … Read more >>
Financial Times By IO
I am in the embarassing position of being unable to finish this one. All sorted now, thanks to all that chipped in. Very tough to finish! Maybe I have entered a mistake in the … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,155 by Cinephile
Standard stuff from Cinephile. Of couse the standard set by Cinephile/Araucaria is very high, so it is unfair to expect something extraordinary all the time. It must be difficult trying to live up to one’s own … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,149 by Loroso
Sorry for the lateness of this post, I nearly forgot it is my blogging day. We have not had a TV set in the house for years, so when I saw the theme … Read more >>
Guardian Prize Puzzle 25,772 by Araucaria
Varied and very enjoyable with many great clues but sadly also a few of duds. Thank you Araucaria. Hold the mouse pointer over any clue number to read the clue. Across 1 PICKWICK WICK (lively, … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,143 by Cinephile
Not difficult but very nicely done. Thank you Cinephile. Hold the mouse pointer over any clue number to read the clue. Across 1 CONVEYOR BELT (LOVE BY CORONET)* possibly=anagram 8 INSIDER sounds like “in cider” … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,137 by Aardvark
More difficult than the previous puzzles by Aardvark that I have blogged. I ejoyed this very much, thank you Aardvark. I started in the top-left corner and after a few solutions went in at first glance … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,131 by Cinephile
A colourful crossword from Cinephile today. From what I can see Cinephile is missing only SABLE to complete the set of heraldic metals and colours (as defined by Wikipedia). Thank you Cinephile. … Read more >>