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Pierre Hoskins has the Sunday Indy offering for us this weekend. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] letter(s) removed definitions are underlined … Read more >>
Another pleasing Sunday puzzle from Everyman to challenge the beginners, entertain the more experienced and give an adrenalin rush to those who like to keep a record of the paired answers and follow-on … Read more >>
As often happens with this setter in Quiptic mode (which he at least appears to be in here), there are a small number of clues which seem a bit clunky, or over-engineered. Your … Read more >>
My first blog of 2023 brings me a Wire puzzle in the Independent. Happy days. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator [x] … Read more >>
I shouldn’t have left such a big glass of sherry out for Père Noël last evening. He’s brought me a puzzle to blog on Christmas Day. What’s occurring? I guess that since the … Read more >>
It’s not unknown for Tees to provide the Monday puzzle in the Independent. He is on his usual good form with this offering. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as … Read more >>
Over 200 puzzles now since our ‘new’ Everyman took over the reins of this long-standing puzzle. I think he produces a cryptic every week that fits the bill – this one was certainly … Read more >>
Chandler made his/her Quiptic debut in March of this year, so s/he’s not the new kid on the block any more. But there are thirteen sleeps till Santa comes, so those – unlike … Read more >>
My first opportunity to blog a Bartland Quiptic. I’m a fan already. I thought this was thoughtfully constructed, with the beginner and improving solver clearly in mind. It conforms to what for me … Read more >>
Hoskins has the Monday Indy puzzle for us. What will he provide for us this morning? A straightforward enough puzzle, as it turns out, but we have a theme, which is unusual: there … Read more >>
As always, a carefully constructed and entertaining puzzle from Tees. A few UK references that might have held up overseas solvers, and a sprinkling of French knowledge required; but other than that, my … Read more >>
Another solid puzzle from Everyman, with the usual trademarks: the paired clues, the self-reference and the initial letter cad. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind … Read more >>
With a Quiptic from Pasquale, you always know that the setter will have constructed the puzzle with the less experienced solver in mind. He has given us this morning a generous grid, concision … Read more >>
A delightful puzzle from Filbert, with a wide range of subject matter which had me ferreting around in various reference books to find out more. And something unusual for a Monday … … … Read more >>
Always a pleasure when a Hectence turns up in the Quiptic slot on my blogging day. The surface readings are pleasingly constructed in this puzzle, which is a feature of crosswords from this … Read more >>