Beelzebub 1,085 (05/12/10)
A rather overdue blog, I’m afraid, though I’ve no excuses as this was one of the easier Beelzebubs in some time. I managed all but three of four squares unaided, before reaching for … Read more >>
Simon Harding
Independent 7,531 by Tyrus (Saturday Prize Puzzle, 04/12/10)
Tyrus puzzles are never what one might describe as “easy”, but I thought this was going to be a blogging disaster until the theme, and subsequently perimeter Nina were spotted. I still had … Read more >>
Independent 7,535 by Tees
I’ve just discovered that tomorrow, it will be exactly two years since I started blogging here, so many thanks to everyone who has commented and helped me out in that time. Coincidentally, due … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1,084 (28/11/10)
Despite a relatively sprightly start, this became quite a tough one to blog, with a lot of obscure terms knocking about. In the end I think I’ve almost explained things, with a few … Read more >>
Independent 7,530 by Klingsor
A tough one today, I found, made even tougher by the relatively low number of checked squares. In fact, the grid looks like there might be a Nina, but I don’t see one. … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,084 by Quixote
This is my first attempt at blogging a Sunday Quixote (well, technically it’s my second due to my mixing up the dates, but that’s another story), so I hope I can do it … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1,083 (21/11/10)
A good week – not too hard or too easy, though the SW corner put up a fight for me. Highlights were learning that there is an anagram of GYMNAST, and that there … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1,082 (14/11/10)
A tough week, I think. At least, I had to rely heavily on Chambers while both solving and blogging. 3dn evades my explanation for the time being. *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, … Read more >>
Independent 7,521 by Punk
A unusual grid today, and a puzzle consisting of a relatively small number of clues, often for fairly long entries. The reason for this would appear to be the theme, that of the … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1,081 (07/11/10)
I’ve once again made the mistake of waiting far too long between solving and blogging to really remember much about this one. The lack of scrawls, notes and correction fluid on the grid … Read more >>
Independent 7,516 by Dac
I thought this was rather good. This was certainly quite challenging, at least for me. Many clues took a lot of working out, and also a lot of discipline not be be misled … Read more >>
Independent 7,507 by Nimrod (Saturday Prize Puzzle, 06/11/10)
I would normally panic at seeing Nimrod’s name appear on a blogging day, but with a two hour train journey ahead of me, this was a welcome challenge. I’d filled about two thirds … Read more >>
Independent 7,512 by Phi
I don’t know about you guys, but I found this remarkably hard, and I struggled to get anywhere today. This is not least due to the quantity of unfamiliar vocabulary in there. This … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1,080 (31/10/10)
A very tough one this week, I found, with lots of new vocabulary. Blogging without Chambers in front of me, I suspect I may have wrongly hyphenated a couple here. *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, … Read more >>
Independent 7,506 by Radian
Hands up who didn’t see a themed crossword coming today! Still, it’s never a chore to blog a Radian puzzle, and this was a very good one. Unfortunately, time pressures mean that I … Read more >>