Beelzebub

An enjoyable puzzle which I solved intermittently whilst downloading and installing many Windows updates, having just reset my pc to its factory condition prior to upgrading to Windows 10. I’m therefore finding it … Read more >>

A pretty challenging puzzle, I thought, particularly towards the left. I was left with a good few to confirm or even find in Chambers, and I’ve still failed to understand a couple. The … Read more >>

I’m not sure what to say about this one. There were a number of clues that appeared baffling when first read but later seemed obvious once the entry was in, but then this … Read more >>

Good stuff as always, and a fairly steady solve that kept me going for a while. I think I’ve been oustmarted by 11 across. I can see roughly what’s going on, but can’t … Read more >>

Ah, that’s better! Plenty of unfamiliar words unlike the last two Beelzebubs I have blogged. More of a challenge and therefore much more enjoyable. Plenty of easy ‘entry’ clues to get a foothold … Read more >>

I know that Gaufrid has been finding Beelzebub to be leaning towards the easier end of the spectrum recently. I can’t say I’ve always found the same, but certainly this one all came … Read more >>

I could very easily copy and paste my preamble from a fortnight ago and simply change the ‘four weeks’ in the second paragraph to ‘six weeks’. Across 1 Actual tact not using force … Read more >>

Nothing too troublesome this week, I think, but an enjoyable Sunday solve nonetheless. Plenty of interesting new words to get to grips with: ZUNI, TUTENAG and ORGAN OF CORTI being among those to … Read more >>

Will the real Beelzebub please come back! This was far too easy and took no longer than a typical weekday cryptic. There were too many write-ins (for me), so much so that by … Read more >>

A rare uninterrupted single-session solve for me, though the amount of scribbles on my paper suggest it was no walkover. Chambers got a fair bit of use to finish off the last quarter … Read more >>

Sometimes I find it difficult to think of something to say in the preamble and today is one of those occasions. As usual, there were some new words, for me, but nothing that … Read more >>

A slightly tardy post as I’ve been having technical problems (specifically, I have no computer). I think this was about medium in terms of difficulty, though it’s hard to tell as I sort … Read more >>

I found this tricky in places, possibly because 60% of the clues had an answer or part of the wordplay (or both in some cases) that was a word/term which I hadn’t met … Read more >>

Fairly steady progress this week, with just a handful to check in Chambers at the end. I made life difficult for myself by entering “theatrephone” at 10 across. Entirely my fault, but then … Read more >>

When I finished this puzzle I made a mental note of what I was going to say in this preamble – over very quickly (for a Beelzebub), a lot of easy entry clues, … Read more >>