Guardian

Here’s a brief blog (what do you mean, thank goodness for that) of today’s Nutmeg.  Good puzzle, but more Quiptic-like than Cryptic-like.  But listen, it’s a good puzzle: just enjoy it.     … Read more >>

We haven’t seen a lot of Bonxie lately – his last apeparance was in April, after a gap of a year and a half, so it’s perhaps difficult to get a feel for … Read more >>

It doesn’t seem that long since I blogged Brummie’s last puzzle but, on checking, that was 2½ weeks ago so time has been passing more quickly than I though (so what’s new in … Read more >>

Not Rufus today but a similar medley of anagrams, double [but no cryptic] definitions, charades and insertions from Chifonie, to give the customary gentle start to the week. There are one or two … Read more >>

Preambles of blogs on Shed puzzles often include the words ‘welcome return’ or some such expression. It’s six months since we had Shed in the Prize slot. I remember how years [and I … Read more >>

Once again I get to blog a Picaroon puzzle – and I’m still not complaining! Lots of innovative and witty clues, as usual, with lovely surfaces throughout, making a most enjoyable and amusing … Read more >>

I romped through most of this fairly quickly, with just a few hold-ups at the end. One word that was new to me, though easy to guess from the cue and crossing letters, … Read more >>