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A Quiptic from Moley that is clearly aimed at the target audience, but which I found a bit clunky in places, with some unconvincing cluing at times. Perhaps I’m being a bit unfair. … Read more >>
Great stuff, I enjoyed this very much. It took a long time for the instructions to make sense but in retrospect they are quite clear, so no excuse for not getting it first … Read more >>
A fairly tough but fair and enjoyable puzzle from Pasquale, in which I enjoyed some nice anagrams, and learned a couple of new words and the original version of (what I thought was) … Read more >>
Not too difficult, but I really enjoyed this. 2dn in particular stood out, but there was a lot of clever cluing and surfaces here (10, 22, 24, 12dn…) Across 7 XEROXES =”runs off” … Read more >>
The crossword may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/cryptic/25966.
Another day at the office … Across 9 Country lay out on continent? F- off, it’s not that one (5,4) COSTA RICA Cha of COST (lay out as in expenses) AFRICA (continent) minus … Read more >>
A standard Quiptic, made simpler, for me at least, by the many anagrams. Thanks to Beale, who is not a frequent setter here. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have … Read more >>
Another typical Rufus offering, with a fair sprinkling of anagrams and double and cryptic definitions, all elegantly gift-wrapped with the usual silky surfaces. Thank you, Rufus, for a pleasant start to a sunny … Read more >>
Annoyingly, I forgot that we were meant to be blogging this crossword until a reminder from Gaufrid today, so we were too late to actually enter the solution. However, it was fun to … Read more >>
A rather surprisingly straightforward Araucaria puzzle, especially for a Saturday Prize, with some very easy clues, eg 5, 9,13, 23, 24ac and 1, 3, 16, 19 and 20dn, with an oddly unseasonal mini-theme … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/cryptic/25962.
A clever puzzle from Araucaria. 24 down led me to the mini-theme but still a mental workout. Thanks Araucaria. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The pictures at the bottom have unidentified … Read more >>
Vintage Paul, with witty, ingenious cluing, providing lots of laughs and a couple of groans. Many thanks, Paul – I thoroughly enjoyed it. Across 1 Grub knocked back, American fool DOOFUS reversal [knocked … Read more >>
Not an easy puzzle from one of the John’s and as can be expected, some very devious devices. Surprisingly, the longest answer took me the shortest time. All I did was look at … Read more >>
Nutmeg always sets an enjoyable puzzle, but like most of her previous puzzles this one is, peerhaps, a liitle too difficult for a Quiptic. Most of the definitions given are from Chambers 12th … Read more >>