Beelzebub 1,105 (24/04/11)
A pretty tough week, judging by the number of entries I had to check before entry, and the little bit of cheating I had to do to finish off the NW corner. There … Read more >>
Never knowingly undersolved
A pretty tough week, judging by the number of entries I had to check before entry, and the little bit of cheating I had to do to finish off the NW corner. There … Read more >>
Another tough call this week from the prince of the fallen angels Across 1 Painter’s coloured in nonsense BOSCH C in BOSH 6 Newspaper’s to follow the crowd RAGTAG RAG+TAG … Read more >>
Of the last two weeks’ Beelzebub puzzles, I think I got lucky, having struggled to get anywhere with 1,102, and having raced through this one unaided. *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double … Read more >>
Across 1 How youth get carried away? There’s benefit around new theatre SNAKEBOARDS N in SAKE + BOARDS (not in Chambers) 11 Supporting beam, very much still alive … Read more >>
This one, though not unduly tough, kept me busy for some time as I picked at it over the course of the week. I think this is the highest number of clues I’ve … Read more >>
? This puzzle is cleverly and wittily misleading in places such as 25down ( )* = anagram [ ] = omitted < = reversed Across 2 Crises? Energy and information used … Read more >>
A very pleasant solve this week, once again. I thought I might be on for a rare unaided finish but alas the big red book had to come out to finish the NE … Read more >>
Couple of unresolved issues at 12across and 24across ( )* = anagram < = reverse [ ] = omitted dd = double definition Across 2 I chance upsetting one … Read more >>
A relative quick start and a slow finish for me this week, not helped by overconfidently writing in some non-existent words. I’m not sure if there’s something going on here that I can’t … Read more >>
Some rare gems are revealed in the answers of this week’s puzzle ( )* = anagram [ ] = omitted < = reversed Across 1 It’s mostly separate, and also … Read more >>
A pretty tough week for Beelzebub, I found, taking me several sessions over the course of the week to complete. *=anag, []=dropped, <=reversed, hom=homophone, cd=cryptic definition, dd=double definition. Across 1 WATER BOATMAN – … Read more >>
Following the lead of some of the others who blog prize crosswords I’ve included the clues. Would welcome feedback to see if it was worth the effort. < reverse ( )* … Read more >>
A relatively tractable solve for the most part this week, with some rather playful clueing. I did have to check a small number of entries in Chambers though. Finally, 20dn required some creative … Read more >>
Beelzebub has certainly thrown down the gauntlet with this cruciverbal challenge * anagram dd double definition () omitted < reverse ACROSS 2 JUSTE MILIEU IM JULIET SUE* 9 NAPPE NAPPE(R) … Read more >>
A slightly strange week for me. I found this quite tough going and ended up writing in quite a few without following the wordplay. Strangely enough, everything seems perfectly clear on blogging, though … Read more >>