Enigmatic Variations
Enigmatic Variations No.1686 – Good Advice by Skylark
“Each clue contains a single letter to be removed before solving; in clue order, these spell out what solvers should highlight in the completed grid, involving perhaps GOOD ADVICE? Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”
Enigmatic Variations 1685 Entry by Craft
A celebration of a famous entry – an area to be found – a quotation from extra letters in across clues leading to an answer to be found. The surname of the entrant … Read more >>
New security measure
IMPORTANT (updated) I’ve now changed the security level from “critical” to “high”. Thanks all for your indulgence. Many of you will have experienced slow response times and/or error messages on Monday. This morning, … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1684: Sobering Thought by Eclogue
Hello all. Sobriety is the order of the day for this crossword …
Enigmatic Variations No. 1683: Parking Offence by Chalicea
Has Chalicea been naughty and parked her car somewhere she shouldn’t have, committing a PARKING OFFENCE?…
Enigmatic Variations No.1682 – Triple Change by Kruger
“In ten clues, part or all of the definition has had a letter added and the result jumbled, sometimes creating additional wordage. These clues need to be reconstructed before solving and then the ten extra letters arranged to describe how the answers to these clues are to be treated before (to complete the TRIPLE CHANGE) being entered at a different location in the grid. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”
Enigmatic Variations 1681 Not Mentioned by Kcit
3 unclued entries name the only episode in which a character and an object are not mentioned. The character and object need to be determined and removed from the final grid. 15 clues … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1679: No Introduction by Gaston
Gaston says that this puzzle ‘requires NO INTRODUCTION’, so I won’t write one…
Enigmatic Variations No.1678 – Local Disturbance by Cranberry
“Clashes in 13 cells can be resolved to help reveal, obliquely, either a thematic question or a LOCAL DISTURBANCE. Select the question, thus eliminating the problem, and thematically modify four answers (of a kind) to illustrate its answer (30 cells), involving characters well-placed to deal with the issue. Enumerations refer to grid entries, which include non-words after thematic treatment. Chambers Dictionary (2016) is recommended.”
Enigmatic Variations 1677 No Fine Feathers by Vismut
31 clues missing a letter in their wordplay – The grid-fill will reveal the founder of an organisation and that organisation. 8 normal clues starting letters then need to be organised into what … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1676: Snack Time by The Ace of Hearts
Hello all. Time for The Ace of Hearts to serve us up a tasty snack. But will it be a picnic?
Enigmatic Variations No. 1675: Self-Similarity by Luxor
I’m going to put it out there – if we had an annual awards ceremony for the Enigmatic Variations (the Evvys?) – which we don’t – then Luxor would be strutting his/her stuff on the red carpet in a tux/ballgown, as a strong favourite for POTY (Puzzle of the Year) with SELF-SIMILARITY…
Enigmatic Variations No.1674 – Bang! by Chiffchaff
Rather a long preamble for this puzzle…