Guardian

I really enjoyed this puzzle from Paul – lots of witty clues and, though mostly straightforward, enough of a challenge to keep it interesting. Many thanks, Paul – nice one. Across 5,22 Senior … Read more >>

I’d been thinking that some of Chifonie’s recent puzzles had been getting slightly more difficult, but this one is back to his old style, with lots of easy charades and anagrams, so it … Read more >>

It’s Monday, it’s Rufus, so we know what to expect. When solving/blogging a Rufus puzzle, I at times find it difficult to describe a clue because either the intended cryptic def. is almost … Read more >>

Tricky in only a few places, so perhaps a little on the easy side for a Paul. Thanks to Paul. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Punch things (7) CLOBBER : … Read more >>

Boatman is not on my long list of top favourite setters and early spotting of the theme did not cause my heart to leap. As often, detailed knowledge of the theme was not … Read more >>

Only two “pure” cryptic definitions from Rufus today, but a couple of double defs that only just count as double. Quite a few anagrams too, which helped to make this a very quick … Read more >>

I had fewer niggles than in previous Otterden puzzles, but I still found this hard work. With exactly half the answers having “8” as their definition – some of those being rather obscure … Read more >>