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Independent 8539 / Crosophile
It’s the last Wednesday of the month, so it’s a Crosophile puzzle. This is a crossword that contains words that I would consider to be in every day usage. I … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1321: Note by Schadenfreude
When you see the name Schadenfreude you can be sure that you are going get a challenging but scrupulously fair puzzle with a number of layers to peel away as you work your … Read more >>
Financial Times 14555 Neo
(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.) The usual Tuesday fare from Neo. … Read more >>
Financial Times 14555 with Picture Quiz
(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow. To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.) The usual Tuesday fare from Neo. Thanks Neo. Definitions are underlined in the clues. … Read more >>
Independent 8,538 by Alchemi
Today’s offering from Alchemi is a very pleasant, not too difficult but perfectly challenging, crossword. There are one or two places where pedants would grumble, but few, and I think all is well … Read more >>
Guardian Cryptic N° 26,192 by Arachne
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26192. I was happy to draw an Arachne puzzle to blog, and was not let down. Perhaps not her most intricate offering, but still prime value. Across … Read more >>
Guardian 26,191 / Brendan
It’s a long time since we had a Rufusless Monday: December 9th was the last time Brendan was called up from the bench. If anyone had told me the theme before I began, … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 745 / Provis
Provis appears to be a brand new setter, who has started with a well-judged Quiptic, with nothing too hard for improving solvers. Across 1 Worries over the French game (8) FEARLESS Worries or … Read more >>
AZED 2,176
Another plain puzzle from Azed, with the usual combination of obscure and familiar words.
Everyman 3515/16 February
As usual, a pleasing and solver-friendly puzzle from Everyman. One or two tricky ones thrown in this morning, I thought, but a bit of head-scratching and some crossing letters saved the day. … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,252 by Nitsy
This is my first IoS blog and I have not seen Nitsy before. My summary would be: straightforward but difficult. I found the clue construction straightforward, but the cunning definitions and misleading surface meanings meant that finding the solutions was not an easy task at all.
Beelzebub 1,250
A very entertaining puzzle this week, I thought. There were plenty of unfamiliar terms and spellings, though they were all well signposted, meaning that while a fair bit of confirmation was needed from … Read more >>
Guardian Prize Puzzle 26,184 by Pasquale
This themed puzzle lacked definitions for six solutions, but the wordplay meant that there was no difficulty in working them out.
Independent Crossword 8530 by Anax (15-02-2014)
The Saturday after Valentine’s day and a duel with Anax. Now this was certainly one for a hungry person on a long train journey, where the buffet was closed. Every clue has some reference … Read more >>