Guardian

I’ve said several times that I’ve run out of things to say about Picaroon’s puzzles – I just love them and it was a real treat to see his name this morning. There’s … Read more >>

Crucible gives us a good workout this morning, with a couple of clues I can’t parse to my complete satisfaction. There’s a fairly obvious construction theme in the answers, with MASON, BUILDING, BRICKS … Read more >>

It’s been some time since I blogged Arachne, whose puzzles I’ve always enjoyed. Thanks to Arachne. Definitions are underlined in the clues. There is a nina around the grid perimeter:  TIMOTHY AND CODY … Read more >>

A fun puzzle from Brummie this morning. I wasn’t getting very far with this, having only 11ac in the across clues but the combination at 6,15, 7 and 13,24 opened things up nicely … Read more >>

I thought this was relatively easy by Nutmeg’s standards (for cryptics – she can of course do a well-judged Quiptic too), but a bit harder than usual for a Monday. Nice anagrams for … Read more >>