Ringo

After a flying start, I’m afraid my fellow Leodensian Monk has left me stumped this morning… Some very nice clueing, including some pleasing cryptic definitions (and several excursions to Scottish outposts), but I … Read more >>

Nothing too taxing from Orense this morning, and – a surfeit of double definitions aside – no serious grumbles from me, either (except that there’s just no getting away from the Conservatives this … Read more >>

It seems a pity to be negative on such a glorious autumn morning, but… I didn’t find this very satisfactory at all, I’m afraid. Too much of the clueing was overcooked or awkward … Read more >>

Not at my brightest this morning, despite the sunshine; this took me ten minutes longer than it really should have. A boozy little number from Sleuth: not hugely inspired, but neat enough. And it’s … Read more >>

A neat little puzzle from Dogberry (‘Do not forget to specify, when time and place shall serve, that I am an ass’ – Much Ado, Act V Scene I). I felt it could … Read more >>

A lovely little puzzle from Flimsy on a pretty miserable morning in north Leeds. Nothing too demanding, but a good mixture of methods and and some cute clueing (plus a scattering of general … Read more >>

Apologies for the lateness this morning. I’m logging in from the north-east outpost of scenic Whitley Bay, which is good for purveyors of ice-cream and coffee but less good  for purveyors of the … Read more >>

In a bit of a hurry this morning, so please forgive any typos/slips/basic errors of logic and/or judgment. Far too many anagrams for my liking from Gaff today (my rule of thumb is … Read more >>

A lovely little puzzle from Orense today. Nothing very difficult, but plenty of wit and variety; all in all, a nice way to spend a sunny ten minutes. Or maybe I’m just in … Read more >>

Though England’s cities burn, the morning crossword – like the Test Match – must go on. In any case, Leeds may be grubby, scruffy, pot-holed and rainy, but I’m proud to say it’s … Read more >>

Thursday seems to have crept up on me this week; sorry I’m a little late. Some very smart clues from Flimsy today; only one or two I’m not 100% sure about. ACROSS 1. … Read more >>

A Financial Times crossword for Financial Times readers, today… which rather left me up a certain creek without a certain implement. An ingenious finance theme throughout, coupled with what I felt was some … Read more >>

No nasty surprises from Falcon this morning; a nice neat puzzle, spoiled only slightly by some weak charades and a couple of questionable synonyms. And I learned a new word, which is always … Read more >>

Mostly a doddle, this one, in spite of a couple of sly misdirections and too many financial allusions for this solver’s comfort (although I suppose there may be solvers who buy the FT … Read more >>

One of those mornings when I stared for five minutes at the empty grid with a deepening conviction that every single clue was nothing but incomprehensible gibberish… but the mental logjam broke, eventually, … Read more >>