CloudFlare CAPTCHA – Updated
Update (15:50): I have now received a reply from CloudFlare to say that the problem has been rectified. I no longer get the Challenge page when I log-in or try to post a … Read more >>
Independent 8,467 by Anax
For quite a while Anax was absent from the Indy on weekdays, but he made a welcome reappearance recently and does not seem to have lost any of his flair. There are many … Read more >>
Guardian 26,121 – Arachne
A puzzle from the easy end of the Arachnid spectrum, apart from a couple that delayed me at the end, though no less enjoyable for that, being full of the usual spidery wit, … Read more >>
Financial Times 14486 Neo
Like other Neo puzzles, one that’s not a pushover. In fact, I needed the Nina up high at the top and down low at the bottom, to help me with the last few. Thanks, … Read more >>
Independent 8,466 by Quixote
Second blog today so a bit rushed, seemed quite easy except for 1ac which I’d not heard of. Across 1 CY PRES Fancy President will squash this law (2,4) New to me … Read more >>
Guardian 26,120 by Rufus
Typical Rufus crossword of cryptic and double definitions to start the week. Not much else to add but a welcome change of grid compared to the recent ones of his I’ve done. Across … Read more >>
Guardian Quiptic 733 / Nutmeg
As you probably discovered, having so many unchecked letters at the start of words makes a crossword a bit harder to start with, but the ‘unchecked’ first letters were really checked after all … Read more >>
Guardian Genius 125 / Paul
Quite typically, I forgot I was meant to be blogging the Genius puzzle this month, so we solved it in a rush this morning in order to get this post done. This was … Read more >>
Independent on Sunday 1,240 – Commoner
I mentioned a few months ago that I was very impressed by Commoner’s style, and this puzzle hasn’t done anything to make me change that view! Excellent clueing again throughout with some nice, … Read more >>
AZED 2,164 Playfair
I admit to a slight feeling of trepidation when I opened my Observer last Sunday and noticed that it was a Playfair puzzle, knowing that it was my turn to blog. It’s almost … Read more >>
Everyman 3503/November 24
Another good’un – as always – from Everyman, containing just one phrase with which I was unfamiliar. And a small typo in one of the clues. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition … Read more >>
Independent Saturday Prize Puzzle 8459 / Bannsider – 23 November 2013
As soon as we saw it was Bannsider today, we knew we were in for a tricky challenge – and we were right! The theme was fairly obvious (and predictable!) from the first … Read more >>
Guardian Prize Puzzle 26,113 by Paul
My solving partner Timon and I knocked this off in under an hour, but once we had the long anagram the rest slotted into place without much difficulty. As usual, Paul demonstrates a … Read more >>
Enigmatic Variations No. 1096: Demand by Samuel
The preamble to DEMAND tells us that ‘the hunt is on’ for the unclued 14D. In 34 clues an extra letter in the wordplay will give us a ‘group’ met on the way, … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,483 by Peto
Carefully crafted clues made for a satisfying solve Across 1 BUCKAROO cowboy BUCK (money) A (one) ROO sounds like RUE (regret) 5 PAELLA food AL (Capone) LEAP (bound)< (come … Read more >>