Scchua is away celebrating the Chinese new year so you’ve got me you lucky chaps & chapesses
Independent 8845 / Crosophile
A good work out from Crosophile today. This puzzle was one for the horticulturalists with its homage to GARDENERS QUESTION TIME (29 across, 17 across and 25 down). The programme … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,850 / Crux
I was half expecting to see Dante today with his customary double/cryptic definitions and anagrams but instead we have Crux with much of the same. A gentle start to the week with plenty … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,849 by Mudd
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of February 7, 2015 I found this a fairly easy puzzle with no obscure words or unknown references. My clue of the week is, unusually, a hidden-word … Read more >>
Independent 8,844 by Dac
What new is there to say about Dac? Every clue tells a little story. I have misgivings about ‘provided’ as an anagram indicator in 4dn, and I suspect that there might be a typo in 12dn, since my suggestion is so simple that I can’t see why Dac didn’t do it that way (although now that I look more closely he may be right all along, the two words necessitating a verb without s; not sure about this — perhaps someone who knows about these things could drop in and tell us); but a small price to pay for a day of Dac.
Definitions underlined.
Financial Times 14,858 by HAMILTON
An enjoyable puzzle that I thought had an ‘old fashioned’ feel to it (not a criticism, just an observation). Thanks Hamilton.
Guardian 26,498 by Boatman
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26498.
Inquisitor 1372: After the Main Event by Nudd
Haven’t seen a puzzle from Nudd in quite a while – none in 2014. Preamble: Wordplay in thirty-six clues serves up an extra letter to be taken away before entry. These letters … Read more >>
Guardian 26,497 / Brendan
It’s very good to see a Brendan puzzle again, relatively soon after his welcome return. As I solved this, I felt that he was being rather gentle with us: many of the clues … Read more >>
Independent 8843 / Hob
Firstly, many thanks to Gaufrid, who has been standing in for us while we were away. Hob definitely gave us the run-around today. It took us longer than normal to complete the puzzle … Read more >>
Financial Times 14857 Armonie
(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) A straightforward puzzle, except for a … Read more >>
Financial Times 14857 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) A straightforward puzzle, except for a couple of minor niggles. Thanks to Armonie. Definitions … Read more >>
Independent 8,842 by Punk
The online version was a bit delayed today but it’s up now.
Guardian Quiptic 796/Orlando
I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: Orlando’s got the hang of this Quiptic stuff. A delightful little puzzle to start the cruciverbal week. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>
Cyclops 540 — A load of Balls
Sorry for lateness again, folks — we didn’t realise quite how time-consuming and disruptive to work a puppy can be. A Cyclops that had me, as a non-motorist, turning to the reference books … Read more >>