Uncle Yap – Page 9 – Fifteensquared

Guardian 25318 – Brummie

Tue May 10, 2011 at 4:05 amTue May 10, 2011 at 3:10 am by Uncle Yap

It’s always a bonus to get another one-eyed puzzle in addition to my fortnightly ration in Private Eye. Brummie managed to weave in a mini-theme of a best-selling book and author ACROSS 8 … Read more >>

Guardian 25312 – Araucaria

Tue May 3, 2011 at 5:28 amTue May 3, 2011 at 3:01 am by Uncle Yap

What a superbly entertaining puzzle from The Master today with a side-theme presented with great humour and fun. ACROSS 7 TROUSERS T (time) ROUSERS (alarm clocks) worn by the dominant partner in a … Read more >>

Guardian 25306 Gordius … TO LET

Tue April 26, 2011 at 3:58 pmTue April 26, 2011 at 2:12 am by Uncle Yap

Two weeks ago, I apologised for using Dr Livingstone, I presume? in the headline. I further added Green Eggs and Ham,the title of Dr Zeuss’s classic as an example of something totally unrelated. … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1105 by Raich

Mon April 25, 2011 at 8:37 amSun April 24, 2011 at 12:05 am by Uncle Yap

I have always found Quixote to be scrupulously fair and Ximenean so when I approached this first non-Quixote puzzle in this series, I was filled with a bit of trepidation. My fear, alas, … Read more >>

Guardian 25294 Pasquale – Green Eggs & Ham

Tue April 12, 2011 at 4:59 amTue April 12, 2011 at 2:49 am by Uncle Yap

One of the fun things I do every Tuesday while I solve is to think of a suitable title to the blog which should be relevant, witty or otherwise add value to the … Read more >>

Guardian 25288 / Brummie

Tue April 5, 2011 at 9:26 amTue April 5, 2011 at 2:19 am by Uncle Yap

Brummie is one who can tantalise and amuse but his Guardian offerings are quite tame. I wish he would introduce more of his Cyclopic style here but then the Eye wouldn’t be unique, … Read more >>

Guardian 25282 Araucaria – Unofficial like Chang & Eng

Wed March 30, 2011 at 5:30 amTue March 29, 2011 at 3:26 am by Uncle Yap

What a lovely duty I have today, blogging the Master with his unpredictable devices that stretch Ximenean limits and torture his clients delightfully … don’t we all have this masochistic streak? A most … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1101 by Quixote

Sun March 27, 2011 at 9:30 amSun March 27, 2011 at 12:02 am by Uncle Yap

Another entertaining Sunday puzzle from The Don ACROSS 1 DEPARTMENT Cha of DEPART (leave) MEN (fellows) T (time) 9 STET Ins of T (last letter of text) in SET (put) In proof-reading, a … Read more >>

Guardian 25276 Orlando – French street-walker in Pakistan?

Tue March 22, 2011 at 8:26 amTue March 22, 2011 at 2:34 am by Uncle Yap

A very pleasant solve and a good morning’s entertainment ACROSS 1 ALL OF ME ME is the abbreviation for the state of Maine 5 SCREW UP dd when you tighten a screw cap … Read more >>

Guardian 25270 Paul – Sperm Donor, Indeed

Tue March 15, 2011 at 9:37 amTue March 15, 2011 at 2:13 am by Uncle Yap

The God of Crosswords is kind to me, giving me Paul to blog on a day when my country is featured, days after Lee Chong Wei, our national badminton champion retained his All-England … Read more >>

Guardian 25264 Orlando – Rustic Romance

Tue March 8, 2011 at 3:12 amTue March 8, 2011 at 1:59 am by Uncle Yap

Orlando took us through the countryside for an entertaining morning’s leisurely walk without too much difficulty and accompanied by a bracing breeze. ACROSS 1 INDICT ha 4 ESPOUSAL Ins of USA (country) in … Read more >>

Guardian 25258 Crucible – Bravo! Maestro

Tue March 1, 2011 at 3:07 am by Uncle Yap

What a tour de force by Crucible. I was thoroughly tested by several ingenious cryptic devices composed around the Musical Greats. Alas, not only did I have to solve them, but also to … Read more >>

Independent on Sunday 1097 by Quixote

Sun February 27, 2011 at 12:01 am by Uncle Yap

As to be expected, The Don served up another scrupulously fair puzzle that can be enjoyed without too much problems on a lazy Sunday. ACROSS 1 CERISE Ins of ERIS (rev of SIRE, … Read more >>

Guardian 25252 Gordius – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Tue February 22, 2011 at 2:22 am by Uncle Yap

I am often perplexed by Gordius who must find it extremely difficult to NOT spoil an otherwise good set of clues with some horrible ones. One of his foibles is to throw in … Read more >>

Guardian 25246 Quantum – Breezy Walk in the Park

Tue February 15, 2011 at 8:45 amTue February 15, 2011 at 1:48 am by Uncle Yap

Quite a breezy walk in the park from Quantum. Nothing very challenging. ACROSS 1 PRESUMPTIVE *(US REP MET VIP) 9 NORMANS NORM (standard) ANS (answer) 10 RISOTTO *(STIR TOO) 11 UNORDERED dd 12 … Read more >>