Guardian Quiptic 1,014/Pan
Pan always gives us a thoughtfully crafted, sound as a pound puzzle, and today’s Bank Holiday offering is no exception. As always, if there is something that you’d like explaining in more detail, … Read more >>
Pierre
Independent on Sunday 1,521/21 April
Dutch made his debut as an setter for the Independent just over two years ago, but this is the first time we have bumped into each other on my blogging day. Fits the … Read more >>
Independent 10,141/Italicus
Italicus slopes into town to deliver the Monday Indy puzzle for our enjoyment. Some delightfully crafted surface readings in this offering, and only two words that I balked at. Abbreviations … Read more >>
Everyman 3,782/7 April
There are four of us who blog the Everyman, and there have certainly been some ropy ones recently to cover and explain. I seem to have landed some of the better offerings: this … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,012/Matilda
Matilda has, as usual, given us a fine Quiptic this morning. Just right for its target audience, I think. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,010/Hectence
Hectence is one of the longest-standing setters of the Quiptic, and she has compiled, as always, an elegant, tractable, and pleasing puzzle for us this morning. The blog, as always, is aimed at … Read more >>
Independent 10,123/Tees
Another Tees cryptic to start the Indy week. Always a pleasure to solve and blog, and I always learn something. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,517/Flitwick
Always interesting to get first blogging dibs on a new setter. Until now Flitwick was just a station that I occasionally whizzed through on my way to St Pancras from the East Midlands, … Read more >>
Everyman 3,778/10 March
It’s nearly two months now since our last, long-serving Everyman setter retired, and the offerings since then have been, let’s say, variable. This one, in my opinion at least, passes muster. The problem … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,008/Anto
Anto has the Quiptic for us this morning. Nothing here to frighten the horses, which is as it should be. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad … Read more >>
Independent 10,105/Tees
Another Tees puzzle, another Pierre blog. Happy days. I found it a well-constructed and thoughtfully clued puzzle, with some clever double definitions. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,006/Pan
A nicely pitched, soundly constructed Quiptic from Pan this morning, I thought. You? Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition cad clue as definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,513/Kairos
Always a smile from me when Kairos crops up on my IoS watch. One or two bits of post-solve investigative work required, which led me down some interesting paths. Abbreviations … Read more >>
Everyman 3,774
It’s an Everyman, Jim, but not as we know it. If you haven’t been following proceedings, Colin Gumbrell, who produced the Everyman puzzle every week for a number of … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 1,004/Carpathian
Another delightful Quiptic from Carpathian, just right for this slot. Since the puzzle, and the blog, are essentially aimed at new or less-experienced solvers, I have tried to explain the clue structures in … Read more >>