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Guardian Cryptic 26566 Picaroon

May 8, 2015 at 12:18 pmMay 8, 2015 at 9:42 am by scchua

(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) An enjoyable puzzle, tricky in some … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26566 with Picture Quiz

May 8, 2015 at 12:18 pmMay 8, 2015 at 9:16 am by scchua

(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) An enjoyable puzzle, tricky in some parts. Thanks to Picaroon. Definitions are underlined in the … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 807 Provis

May 4, 2015 at 4:23 pmMay 4, 2015 at 2:30 pm by scchua

Thanks to Provis. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Exclude man with a head scarf (7) BANDANA : BAN(to exclude) + DAN(a man’s name) plus(with) A. 5 It is found in skull contents … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26559 Paul

April 30, 2015 at 4:22 pmApril 30, 2015 at 5:25 am by scchua

(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) A fun crossword with nice misdirections, … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26559 with Picture Quiz

April 30, 2015 at 12:26 pmApril 30, 2015 at 5:00 am by scchua

(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) A fun crossword with nice misdirections, and surfaces. A sort of Paulesque mini-thread ties … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1313 Raich

April 26, 2015 at 7:53 amApril 26, 2015 at 12:02 am by scchua

(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) An enjoyable puzzle from a favourite … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1313 with Picture Quiz

April 26, 2015 at 9:19 amApril 26, 2015 at 12:01 am by scchua

(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) An enjoyable puzzle from a favourite IoS setter. Thanks to Raich. Definitions are underlined … Read more >>

Financial Times 14904 Neo

April 14, 2015 at 11:00 amApril 14, 2015 at 4:52 am by scchua

(Work in progress: Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) A Neo on … Read more >>

Financial Times 14904 with Picture Quiz

April 14, 2015 at 11:01 amApril 14, 2015 at 3:58 am by scchua

(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) A Neo on the lenient side. Thanks to Neo. Definitions are underlined in the … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 803 Provis

April 7, 2015 at 12:35 amApril 6, 2015 at 4:56 am by scchua

(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) An enjoyable straightforward Quiptic with nice … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 803 with Picture Quiz

April 7, 2015 at 12:39 amApril 6, 2015 at 4:00 am by scchua

(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) An enjoyable straightforward Quiptic with nice storytelling surfaces in the clues, thanks to Provis … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26536 Chifonie

April 3, 2015 at 9:57 amApril 3, 2015 at 4:31 am by scchua

(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) A nice puzzle, quite straightforward I … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26536 with Picture Quiz

April 3, 2015 at 10:06 amApril 3, 2015 at 4:30 am by scchua

(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) A nice puzzle, quite straightforward I thought. Thanks to Chifonie. Definitions are underlined in … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1309 Raich

March 29, 2015 at 12:01 am by scchua

An enjoyable Sunday outing with Raich, to whom thanks. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Bill Dad’s accepted at centre of Faro inn? (5,3) TAPAS BAR : TAB(the bill for spending, say, … Read more >>

Guardian 26529 Nutmeg

March 26, 2015 at 12:42 pmMarch 26, 2015 at 6:26 am by scchua

An enjoyable one from Nutmeg, and a pangram no less. Thanks to Nutmeg. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Model soldier briefly lost (7) PARAGON : PARA(short for “paratrooper”;a soldier) + “gone”(lost) … Read more >>