Uncle Yap

Quite a stroll in the park for me with nothing seriously amiss nor spectacular. Neat and concise clueing style adopted today with great economy of words with most clues, short, simple and sweet. … Read more >>

I cannot really say I enjoyed myself this morning . On my first pass, I only managed 15A in a puzzle mini-themed on something which can be animate or inanimate. Tough and not … Read more >>

I really enjoyed myself this morning . This has got to be one of the best Paul puzzles … there is sex, there is religion, there is intrigue and there is royalty. Did … Read more >>

Phew! What a tough nut to crack, taking me well over the hour, my criterion for a difficult puzzle. It did not help that the mini-theme is something which I have never seen … Read more >>

Quite a gentle walk this morning through Gordius’s garden with a couple of unfamiliar words (but compensated by very gettable clueing). Hold cursor over clue number to read a clue. Across 1 BEAUFORT … Read more >>

The Spider Woman spun a very tricky web of intrigue and mystery today in a challenging puzzle with quite a fair number of unfamiliar words; but, as usual, very fair and entertaining. Thank … Read more >>

This morning, as luck would have it, the area where my home is, suffered a power failure which was only restored at my 9am, two hours after the appearance of the puzzles. Apologies … Read more >>

This has been a very good morning solving quite an easy Paul.   Hold cursor over clue number to read a clue. Across 1 SIDEBOARD SIDE (party) + sounds like BORED (yawning) 6 … Read more >>

This has to be one of the most enjoyable puzzles to solve and blog. Philistine’s use of indirect and misleading definitions is just my cup of tea. Stir in the smooth and seamless … Read more >>

Welcome Qaos, to a very distinguished panel of Guardian setters. Quite an entertaining puzzle but I find that devices (eg 1 for one and R for right side) are being repeated in the … Read more >>

Gordius served up a most entertaining puzzle today with some creative definitions that raised some smiles. Hold cursor over clue number to read a clue. Across 1 SUPINE  Ins of U (bend) in … Read more >>

Thanks to stiofain@3 last Tuesday, I went to the recommended site where all the clues to today’s puzzle can be downloaded alongside the answer.  I then had a pro-forma where I could write … Read more >>

Another cleverly spun web of intrigue and verbal artifice from our Spider Lady. And of course, today being a special day for romance and lovers, I was expecting to see the theme right … Read more >>

From Brendan, one has come to expect some kind of theme, usually intricately and seamlessly woven. This one is no exception. After spotting the hidden answer in  12Across, the mini-theme became quite apparent … Read more >>

What a privilege to blog another Araucaria puzzle. As expected, it was a display of The Master’s dexterity and artistry with the English language. I quite enjoyed being teased and tantalised … ACROSS … Read more >>