A super puzzle from Redshank with lots of very good clues to tick.
Guardian 26,295 / Pasquale
A combination of some very straightforward clues [eg 5ac, 16ac, 24ac, 4dn], a number of anagrams, including two excellent ones, and, unusually for Pasquale, only one word, I think, that could be called … Read more >>
Independent 8,641 / Quixote
Unusually, Quixote is occupying the Wednesday slot, where I was expecting to find Crosophile, it being the last Wednesday of the month. I found this a fairly straightforward solve, which never goes amiss … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1338: Septet by Dysart
A glance at the grid, and I expected an alphabetical jigsaw, but the rubric told us otherwise: Clues are presented in normal order, across followed by down, but six entries forming most of … Read more >>
Guardian 26,294 by Shed
Slightly on the easier side for a Shed, but lots of fun. I particularly liked 8 and 10ac, 11ac, 17ac, 23a and 4dn.
Independent 8640 / Radian
Radian has taken me down memory lane today. As someone who spent all my working life in Government Land Survey organisations with the final twenty-six years at 14 25, today’s crossword … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,656 COURTIER
This was a gentle teasing puzzle, perfect for a weekday without anything too complicated. Being unfamiliar with the language, I had to verify the two French words after I got the answers. Thank you Courtier for the fun and games
Independent 8639 / Tees
Due to the late appearance of this puzzle on-line we have a change to the scheduled blogger. I was rather surprised to see Tees on a Monday but also pleased, particularly as I … Read more >>
Guardian 26,293 – Rufus
I found this a bit harder than usual for a Rufus, with the large helping of cryptic definitions causing some of the difficulty. On the other hand the non-CDs were generally straightforward and … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 762/Nutmeg
Nutmeg continues to set the Quiptic, although she is now a regular compiler of the Guardian cryptic as well. It took me as long to do the NE corner of this puzzle as … Read more >>
Private Eye / Cyclops 523 Poor Ratbag
Solving proceeded at a pace … Several answers entered on first reading, thus I had more than half the grid filled at “first pass” (all clues attempted). Another pass left me with just … Read more >>
Beelzebub 1,267
Perhaps a little harder than last week. I managed about two thirds unaided, then hit Chambers pretty hard for the rest. I don’t know whether this one was set by Phi, but either … Read more >>
Everyman No. 3532 (15th June)
Lorraine: Good Morning to you all. Not such an easy solve this week I found, I did struggle with the N E corner. I do hope you all managed better than me. Big … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1269 Kairos
(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.) This, I recalled, required more than … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1269 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) This, I recalled, required more than one sitting to crack. Thanks to Kairos. Definitions … Read more >>