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Financial Times 14857 with Picture Quiz

Tue February 17, 2015 at 10:03 amTue February 17, 2015 at 4:00 am by scchua

(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

Mon February 16, 2015 at 11:01 am by flashling

The online version was a bit delayed today but it’s up now.

Guardian Quiptic 796/Orlando

Mon February 16, 2015 at 8:36 am by Pierre

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

Wed February 18, 2015 at 9:00 amMon February 16, 2015 at 7:55 am by jetdoc

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 >>

Guardian 26,496 by Rufus

Mon February 16, 2015 at 3:40 am by manehi

Pleasant Monday fun from Rufus – favourites were 13ac, 3dn and 5dn.

Everyman 3,566

Sun February 15, 2015 at 8:44 amSun February 15, 2015 at 6:25 am by flashling

Sunday and time to do the Everyman.

Independent on Sunday 1,303 by Poins

Sun February 15, 2015 at 1:41 am by Simon Harding

As always, a quality crossword from Poins, who must be thoroughly bored of me by now. Some quite challenging stuff in there too, the two “measure” clues being my last two in. Across … Read more >>

Beelzebub 1301

Sun February 15, 2015 at 1:00 am by Gaufrid

This one took me a little longer than usual though progress was always steady apart from a slight hold-up towards the end in the SE corner (though, from what I am led to … Read more >>

AZED 2,227

Sat February 14, 2015 at 10:40 pm by John

As usual everything (with the possible exception of 25dn) is quite simple but very complicated since the words are so difficult. Hence many of these clues can be explained in one short statement.

Definitions underlined

Independent 8835 (Sat 7th Feb 2015) Jambazi

Sat February 14, 2015 at 12:01 am by beermagnet

Jambazi (a.k.a. Tramp) is one of my favourite setters and one I’d like to see more of in both the Indy and the G. He is known for hard puzzles, and if I … Read more >>

Enigmatic Variations No.1159 – Offerings by Samson

Sat February 14, 2015 at 12:00 am by Mister Sting

I’m fond of these perimeter-quotation puzzles, although they can make things a little tricky if you can’t get a toe-hold in the centre of the puzzle. However, it’s not clear how much if any of the quotation will survive the dramatic cull proposed in the preamble (we are to delete almost three quarters of the grid once it’s been filled in).

Guardian Prize 26,489 by Imogen

Sat February 14, 2015 at 4:44 pmSat February 14, 2015 at 12:00 am by PeeDee

I found this quite difficult, and for a while a bit frustrating.

Independent 8840 / Phi

Fri June 7, 2019 at 11:56 amFri February 13, 2015 at 7:30 am by duncanshiell

Today we have what on the face of it is a fairly standard puzzle from Phi Well that’s what I thought until I just noticed before starting the blog that … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,854 by CHALMIE

Fri February 13, 2015 at 4:46 am by Turbolegs

A very enjoyable puzzle from CHALMIE this Friday. There were some devious twists and turns that extended the solving time by atleast 25% for me. A couple of clues also had me googling feverishly for checking the parsing but otherwise relatively unambiguous.