Guardian 25,806 / Picaroon

I’m a great fan of Picaroon’s puzzles and there was no disappointment here: lots of witty and ingenious cluing, resulting in quite a bit of head-scratching, not least in the parsing department, followed … Read more >>

Financial Times 14,173 by Gozo

A great thematic puzzle from Gozo, a mid-week treat! All the undefined clues are writers.  I thought this was a very well executed theme as discovering the theme did not turn the clues … Read more >>

Independent 8150 / Mordred

This is only my second [I think] foray into Indy blogging territory – standing in for Bert and Joyce today. The Guardian is my puzzle of choice but, since discovering 15², I do … Read more >>

Guardian 25,804 – Qaos

I wonder whether you pronounce the name of this setter as you would chaos? But chaotic, this puzzle isn’t … in fact, quite solveable and entertaining to boot. Thanks to ToniL’s post @1, … Read more >>

Independent 8149/Quixote

With apologies for its late appearance (see below), here’s my brief blog of Quixote’s puzzle today.  Another good’un from our regular Monday setter, but someone else will have to explain 21dn.     … Read more >>