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Independent 7711/Anax

July 4, 2011 at 5:57 pmJuly 4, 2011 at 9:43 am by Pierre

I don’t know, you offer to do a favour for a fellow blogger, and look what happens … I got a request from nmsindy to swap Monday dates, and of course I agreed. … Read more >>

Everyman 3378/26 June 2011

July 3, 2011 at 11:48 amJuly 3, 2011 at 12:01 am by Pierre

A clearly-clued and entertaining entry-level puzzle from Everyman. I was particularly taken with some clever anagrams this week. cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram … Read more >>

Independent 7699/Klingsor

June 20, 2011 at 10:43 amJune 20, 2011 at 9:20 am by Pierre

Bonjour! And there’s a bit of that going on today, as you’ll discover if you read on … My first Klingsor blog, of a puzzle I found difficult, but satisfying. One that was … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 604/Nutmeg

June 13, 2011 at 5:27 pmJune 13, 2011 at 9:41 am by Pierre

I don’t rightly know what to make of this one. There were some good clues all right, but there were some doubtful definitions as well, in my opinion. And a Grauniad enumeration error. … Read more >>

Independent 7681/Quixote

May 30, 2011 at 10:02 am by Pierre

Quixote’s getting into his stride now with his Monday Indy slots, and I found this a pleasing puzzle which I considered to be a tad harder than his previous ones. All fairly clued … Read more >>

Everyman 3372/15 May

May 22, 2011 at 10:35 amMay 22, 2011 at 12:01 am by Pierre

A straightforward and soundly-clued Sunday offering from Everyman today. Just right for beginning or improving solvers: I know I would have appreciated and enjoyed this puzzle when I was getting into the dark … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 600/Orlando

May 16, 2011 at 2:46 pmMay 16, 2011 at 9:41 am by Pierre

I see Orlando’s on double duty today, having also set the Guardian Cryptic. This was a sound puzzle, but there were a number of pieces of quite tricky wordplay which I’m guessing would … Read more >>

Independent 7663/Nitsy

May 9, 2011 at 3:42 pmMay 9, 2011 at 9:23 am by Pierre

I was pleased when I saw Nitsy’s name on today’s puzzle. He’s a comparatively recent addition to the Indy stable, although I believe he also sets for the FT under the name of … Read more >>

Quiptic 597/Nutmeg

April 25, 2011 at 5:02 pm by Pierre

Called off the bench by Gaufrid as substitute blogger. I suspect the difficulty is that the Guardian website is still showing last week’s puzzle. Anyway, if anyone does access the crossword, then this … Read more >>

Independent 7645/Quixote

April 18, 2011 at 9:41 am by Pierre

My first foray into blogging a daily cryptic, so a slightly (actually, very) scary moment. But Quixote’s clear cluing got me over the line eventually, with only a couple of the final solutions … Read more >>

Quiptic 596/Hectence

April 18, 2011 at 12:30 pmApril 18, 2011 at 9:37 am by Pierre

A well-clued and straightforward puzzle from Hectence today, with only a couple of clues falling into the more difficult category. dd double definition cd cryptic definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator Across … Read more >>

Everyman 3366/April 3rd

April 10, 2011 at 12:01 am by Pierre

The usual pleasing puzzle from Everyman to accompany my Sunday morning. A good variety of clue types, and for me today some exceptional surfaces: of the acrosses, I could point to 10, 13, … Read more >>

Quiptic 592/Nutmeg

March 21, 2011 at 11:41 amMarch 21, 2011 at 9:49 am by Pierre

Apart from a couple of niggles, I enjoyed this puzzle. There was an interesting variety of clues and of subject matter. Football fans will be familiar with the term ‘nutmeg’, where a player … Read more >>

Everyman 3360/20 February 2011

February 27, 2011 at 11:02 amFebruary 27, 2011 at 12:01 am by Pierre

There has been discussion recently about Everyman getting a bit harder. This one was certainly accessible, but for me it just lacked a bit of the usual zing. Comment was made on the … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 588/Pan

February 21, 2011 at 8:49 am by Pierre

I thought this was a super puzzle from Pan – just right for a Quiptic, with everything clearly clued and some smooth surface readings. It’s been mentioned several times since we started the … Read more >>