Guardian – Puzzle/Clue of the Month – January 2013
Comment format: Puzzle of the month: DATE, PUZZLE NUMBER, SETTER, LINK TO PUZZLE Clue of the month: DATE, PUZZLE NUMBER, SETTER, CLUE NUMBER, CLUE
Financial Times – Puzzle/Clue of the Month – January 2013
Comment format: Puzzle of the month: DATE, PUZZLE NUMBER, SETTER, LINK TO PUZZLE Clue of the month: DATE, PUZZLE NUMBER, SETTER, CLUE NUMBER, CLUE
Financial Times no.14,225 by Wanderer
Not sure if I’ve blogged on Wanderer before – but anyway, time is short, so I’ll simply say that I enjoyed this puzzle: nothing knock-your-socks-off great or tear-your-hair-out difficult, but plenty of variety, … Read more >>
Guardian 25,859 / Brummie
An interesting and entertaining puzzle from Brummie, which turned out to be more straightforward than it looked at first sight. There are some clever and amusing surfaces, some of which may be a … Read more >>
Independent 8,205 / Nestor
I know that when my blog falls on a Thursday there is a good chance that I will cross swords with Nestor, a challenge that I relish. This one, however, almost proved beyond … Read more >>
Financial Times 14,216 – Falcon
Monday Prize Crossword/Jan 21 Once more an immaculately clued crossword by Falcon which can be found here. Not one at the higher end of the spectrum, but just like the Observer’s weekly Everyman … Read more >>
Financial Times 14.215 by Cincinnus
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of January 19, 2013 Here’s another fine Cincinnus puzzle with a couple of tricky clues, 12A (STOA) and 14D (TOURNEDOS), and as usual a few outstanding ones, … Read more >>
Inaugural ‘Create a Crossword with Paul’ tour Feb 4-10 2013
Details can be found here.
Financial Times 14,224 by Monk
Great stuff from Monk. Challenging as always, new words and unfamiliar definitions of old ones with plenty of misdirection to send us down the wrong track. Thank you Monk. Hold the mouse pointer over any clue number … Read more >>
Guardian 25,858 – Gordius
There seemed to be less to nitpick about here than I usually find in Gordius puzzles, but not a great deal to get excited about either, with a lot of very easy clues, … Read more >>
Independent 8204 / Crosophile
This is Crosophile’s first weekday outing of the year in the Independent series. We got our money’s-worth today with 32 clues. My experience of blogging the Independent is that 32 clues is the … Read more >>
Inquisitor 1265: A-trocity by Shark
Shark has set a number of Inquisitor puzzles and each has been very satisfying. I blogged one focused on Socrates and his comment that he didn’t know there were so many things he … Read more >>
Independent 8203/Anax
Yes I was right yesterday when I posted and said that I suspected the Raich crossword was easier than whatever I was going to be blogging today, but although this was on the tricky side all … Read more >>
Financial Times 14223 Jason
Another enjoyable offering from Tuesday regular, Jason. All straightforward, except perhaps 20, my last one in, and of which I’m not totally certain. Thanks to Jason. Definitions are underlined in the clues. [[The … Read more >>
Guardian 25,857 – Qaos
A brisk morning canter … nothing too esoteric or obscure although I was disconcerted by a few unusual abbreviations not found in Chambers. I have donated all my dead-tree copies of dictionaries to … Read more >>